The Navy has partnered with the non-profit 501 (c)(3) Naval Historical Foundation to design and fabricate state-of-the-art exhibits telling the story of the Navy’s role in achieving a peaceful outcome in the Cold War. For a virtual tour of the exhibit, visit www.usnavymuseum.org. The exhibit recognizes the contributions and sacrifices of the brave men and
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Author on Deck Presentation and Book Signing As part of the United States Navy Memorial’s Authors on Deck book lecture series and in celebration of the U.S. Coast Guard’s 222nd Birthday, author Thomas P. Ostrom will present The United States Coast Guard and National Defense (McFarland; October 10, 2011). Following his presentation, Ostrom will be
A Celebration Hosted by the National Capitol Commandery of the Naval Order of the United States Featuring Commander Gary Thomas, USCG (Ret) Executive Director, Foundation for Coast Guard History An informal No-Host “Cutterman’s Call” will be held immediately following the presentation on the 17th floor at the Vantage Point After Lounge, which offers a stunning
Footsteps of Heroes: Civil War Walking Tour of Newburyport The Sesquicentennial of the Civil War commemoration continues: In honor of Yankee Homecoming~ Newburyport and the Civil War author, William Hallett and with his wife Elizabeth, invite you to join them. The 90 minutes walking tour features sites and stories of Newburyport’s Civil War history including
The U.S. Navy Memorial will host the United States Coast Guard Dixieland Jazz Band for a special birthday performance during the 2012 Concerts on the Avenue series. The five-member group was organized in 1970 to perform classic jazz, blues and rags with a “New Orleans” flavor and has since entertained audiences across the globe. COST:
The Battleship North Carolina’s new Legacy Series as part of the 2nd Saturday programs continues in the month of August. Carolina Living History Guild members will set up displays that highlight the history of the USS North Carolina and the CSS North Carolina during the American Civil War. Displays will include steam engineering, ironclad ship
Battleship 101 (part of the 2nd Saturdays Program) 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
Join the Society of the Cincinnati in Washington, D.C., for the following lecture. Admission is free, and no reservations are required. In this illustrated lecture, distinguished maritime artist Patrick O'Brien discusses the careful research that goes into his paintings of war at sea in the American Revolutionary era. Patrick O'Brien, an illustrator and painter since
The 325th Fighter Group has a unique association with the Navy and naval aviation, having sailed on-board USS Ranger, CV-4 on its way to North Africa in January, 1943. The 325th, also known as the Checkertail Clan (a name given by Axis Sally), will be holding its 67th annual reunion 15-19 August, 2012, in Thousand
In August 1814, British troops completed a 50-mile march to capture the young American capital. In no time, British arsonists set off an inferno whose glow was seen miles away. This attack was one of the defining moments in the coming-of-age of the United States, and Anthony Pitch tells the dramatic story in The Burning
For 45 years the annual conferences, organised by the Centre for Maritime Historical Studies, at Exeter, have provided a unique meeting ground between academics, local historians and the public interested in maritime and naval history. Throughout the years the Centre’s conferences have been extremely stimulating in translating the 'specialist' interests of the lay audience into