Battleship 101 visitors engage with ship volunteers stationed throughout the ship as they create dialogue on specific subjects relative to daily shipboard life including gunnery, radar, sickbay, galley and engineering areas. A unique opportunity to talk one on one of what life was like aboard a World War II Battleship in the time of combat.
This day will celebrate May 1st, 1898, the Battle of Manila Bay - the famous battle in which OLYMPIA (with Admiral Dewey) led the Asiatic squadron against the Spanish fleet in the Philippines. The Living History crew will be spending the weekend on board in a full immersion event, in which they will demonstrate the
Please arrive at 5:30 to view the Hampton Roads Naval Museum on the Second Deck. For more information on this event, please email Matthew Eng at [email protected]
ince the end of World War II, a number of key developments, especially with regard to Soviet missile and submarine advances, caught the Western intelligence agencies by surprise. These surprises undercut our military readiness and negotiating initiatives during the Cold War.
The annual meeting of the American Cold War Veterans Association will take place 06-08 June 2014 in Washington D.C. USS Liberty Veterans Association Commemoration Business meetings, luncheon and address to be held at the Rosslyn Holiday Inn, 1900 Fort Myer Drive, Arlington, Virginia 22209. A special room rate of $89.00 is available to conferees. Please
The Society of the 3rd Infantry Division, supported by the Army Historical Foundation, and working with the French Embassy, will host a 70th anniversary commemoration of Operation Dragoon and the subsequent campaign of the 6th Army Group and supporting Air Force and Navy forces to clear southern France. The event will be a seried of
This September 11th, the National Museum of the United States Navy will commemorate the two hundredth anniversary of the 1814 Battle of Lake Champlain, a magnificent tactical victory which proved vital in securing America’s future, with activities throughout the day. The Museum will host a number of events to commemorate the Battle of Lake Champlain.
As part of the annual Submarine History Day celebrated at Albacore Park, the Portsmouth Submarine Memorial Association has selected VADM Charles B. “Swede” Momsen, USN (Ret.) to be honored at this year’s celebration. The celebration will be held on 20 September 2014 at Albacore Park, Portsmouth, NH. The 1130 am guest speaker will be Helen
The Tom Lea Institute and the Army Historical Foundation • Bullock Texas State History Museum El Paso Museum of Art • Humanities Texas The Briscoe Center for American History University of Texas at Austin El Paso Times • Air Force Historical Foundation National Trust for the Humanities • National Museum of the Pacific War University
Save the Date! Come Celebrate the Navy's 239th Birthday at the Annual U.S. Navy Birthday Ball When: Friday, October 3, 2014 Time: 6:00pm - 11:00pm Where: Washington Hilton 1919 Connecticut Avenue, NW Washington DC, 20009
Friday, February 13 at 7:30pm Saint Peter's Church 211 Mulberry St, Lewes, DE 19958
A special V-E Day 70th Anniversary Commemoration will take place at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, DC on Friday, May 8, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. The event, co-hosted by the Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS), will commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Allied Forces Victory in the
Or Download the full PDF: Annual Membership Meeting invitation. You are cordially invited to attend the Naval Historical Foundation’s Annual Membership Meeting on Saturday morning, June 20th, 2015 at the historic Washington Navy Yard. In celebration of this year’s centennial of the Navy Reserve, the annual David T. Leighton lecture will be presented at the meeting
The National Capital Commandery of The Naval Order of The United States Annual Pearl Harbor Commemorative Dinner The Army Navy Club Washington D.C. – Friday, December 7th 2018 Pearl Harbor 1943 – One Year Later & The Lessons Learned For Today’s Fleet Presented by: Dr. Sarandis “Randy” Papadopoulos, Secretariat Historian for the Department of the
