Press Releases
MEDIA ADVISORY: New York Times Bestselling Author Alex Kershaw to Host Friends of the National World War II Memorial Virtual Commemoration of the 76th Anniversary of D-Day
March 30, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa
March 18, 2020
Friends of the National World War II Memorial’s Response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
February 14, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima
February 5, 2020
Tuskegee Airman and U.S. Air Force Veteran Charles E. McGee Promoted to Brigadier General, Honored at the State of the Union
January 31, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: NFL to Salute Four 100-Year-Old Veterans at Super Bowl LIV During On-Field Pregame Festivities and Commemorate 75th Anniversary of WWII
January 30, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Manila
January 16, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Colmar Pocket
January 13, 2020
New York Times Best-Selling Author and Historian Alex Kershaw Elected to Friends of the National World War II Memorial Board of Directors
January 8, 2020
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Launches Final Year of Four-Year WWII 75th Anniversary Commemoration
January 6, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Luzon
December 30, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Operation Nordwind
December 13, 2019
Author Alex Kershaw to Be Joined By Battle of the Bulge Veterans for Panel Discussion and Presentation for 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge
December 12, 2019
Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Host Reading of the Names Ceremony of Those Who Died During the Battle of the Bulge at WWII Memorial
December 10, 2019
Battle of the Bulge and WWII Veterans to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge at the World War II Memorial
December 3, 2019
World War II Veterans and Other Dignitaries to Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the World War II Memorial
November 8, 2019
Author and Historian Professor William Hitchcock to Deliver Legacy Lecture on General Eisenhower and World War II at National Defense University
November 7, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: World War II Veterans and Guests to Commemorate Veterans Day at World War II Memorial
October 21, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversaries of the Battle of Leyte and the Battle of Leyte Gulf
October 15, 2019
Representatives Marcy Kaptur and Peter King to Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Create Commemorative Coin to Support National World War II Memorial
September 30, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Aachen
September 24, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Metz
September 17, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Hürtgen Forest
September 13, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversaries of Operation Market Garden and the Battle of Angaur
September 12, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Peleliu
September 3, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Nancy
August 30, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 74th Anniversary of Victory in the Pacific
August 21, 2019
Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Host Commemoration at World War II Memorial to Mark 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris
August 15, 2019
Friends to Gather at WWII Memorial to Celebrate and Remember Ambassador F. Haydn Williams on 100th Birthday
August 12, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Operation Dragoon
August 1, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle for Brest
July 16, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Guam
July 12, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Hold 4th Annual Teachers Conference in Washington, D.C.
June 28, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY: Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Saint-Lô
May 20, 2019
Veterans to Gather at National WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During World War II
May 1, 2019
World War II Veterans and Others to Commemorate 74th Anniversary of V-E Day at the World War II Memorial
January 29, 2019
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kwajalein to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 18, 2019
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Anzio to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 16, 2019
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Monte Cassino to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 15, 2019
President Signs Into Law Legislation Commemorating 75th Anniversary of WWII
January 3, 2019
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Launches Third Year of Four-Year WWII 75th Anniversary Commemoration in 2019
December 1, 2018
Statement on Passing of President Geoge H.W. Bush
November 28, 2018
World War II Veterans and Others to Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the World War II Memorial
November 16, 2018
WWII Veterans to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Tarawa at World War II Memorial
November 5, 2018
Hundreds to Gather at National WWII Memorial on Veterans Day to Honor the “Greatest Generation”
October 25, 2018
Hoover Institution Fellow Victor Davis Hanson to Deliver WWII Memorial Lecture in Washington, DC
September 11, 2018
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Receives $1 Million from Crawford Taylor Foundation
September 4, 2018
WWII Veterans to Commemorate 75th Anniversary of Operation Avalanche (Salerno) at World War II Memorial
August 22, 2018
WWII Veterans to Commemorate 73rd Anniversary of V-J Day at World War II Memorial
July 20, 2018
Friends of the National WWII Memorial to hold
3rd Annual Teachers Conference in Washington, DC
July 3, 2018
75th Anniversary of the Invasion of Sicily to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
May 30, 2018
Nearly a Dozen D-Day and WWII Veterans to Commemorate 74th Anniversary of D-Day at World War II Memorial
May 17, 2018
Veterans to Gather at National WWII Memorial on Memorial Day
May 9, 2018
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Attu to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
May 2, 2018
73rd Anniversary of V-E Day to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
March 15, 2018
75th Anniversary of the Battle of El Guettar to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
February 13, 2018
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Kasserine Pass to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 16, 2018
The Friends of the National WWII Memorial Announces “World War II 75th Honorary Committee”
November 28, 2017
WWII Veterans and Others to Commemorate Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at the World War II Memorial
October 31, 2017
Hundreds to Gather at National WWII Memorial on Veterans Day to Honor the “Greatest Generation”
October 27, 2017
Stanford University Professor David M. Kennedy to Deliver WWII Memorial Lecture in Washington, DC
October 25, 2017
75th Anniversary of Operation Torch to be Commemorated at the World War II Memorial
October 11, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Santa Cruz Islands to be Commemorated at the World War II Memorial
August 25, 2017
World War II Veterans and Families to Gather at WWII Memorial to Commemorate V-J Day
July 25, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Guadalcanal to be Commemorated at the World War II Memorial
July 11, 2017
Friends of the National World War II Memorial to Host 2nd Annual Teachers Conference in Washington, DC
May 30, 2017
World War II AND D-Day Veterans to Commemorate 73rd Anniversary of D-Day at the WWII Memorial
May 22, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Midway to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
May 16, 2017
Veterans to Gather at National WWII Memorial On Memorial Day
April 27, 2017
More than Two Dozen World War II Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial to Commemorate V-E Day Anniversary
April 19, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Coral Sea to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
April 11, 2017
Friends of the National WWII Memorial to Hold 2nd Annual Teachers Conference in Washington, DC
April 4, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Doolittle Raid to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 11, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of the Atlantic to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 5, 2017
75th Anniversary of the Battle of Bataan to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
November 29, 2016
Renowned Author and Historian Dr. Craig Symonds to Deliver WWII Memorial Lecture in Washington, DC
November 8, 2016
Hundreds to Gather at National WWII Memorial on Veterans Day to Honor the “Greatest Generation”
August 26, 2016
World War II Veterans and Families to Gather at WWII Memorial to Commemorate V-J Day
May 31, 2016
World War II and D-Day Veterans to Commemorate Anniversary of D-Day at the WWII Memorial
May 23, 2016
Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During World War II
May 12, 2016
Friends, Family, and Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial to Celebrate Life of Ambassador F. Haydn Williams
April 22, 2016
“Father” of the National WWII Memorial and Founder of Friends of the National WWII Memorial, Franklin Haydn Williams Dies at 96
November 18, 2015
Oldest Living WWII Veteran, Pearl Harbor Survivor Among Those to Mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at WWII Memorial
October 30, 2015
Veterans of all wars to gather at WWII Memorial on Veterans Day to honor the “Greatest Generation”
October 14, 2015
Renowned Journalist and Author Tom Brokaw to Deliver WWII Memorial Legacy Lecture in Washington, DC
August 14, 2015
World War II Veterans and Pacific Theater Allies to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of V-J Day at the WWII Memorial
July 27, 2015
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Receives $125,000 from Walmart
May 19, 2015
WWII Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During WWII
April 14, 2015
United States Army Band to Kick Off 2015 Summer Concert Series at World War II Memorial
April 8, 2015
World War II Veterans and Allied Nations to Commemorate 70th Anniversary of V-E Day at the WWII Memorial
March 25, 2015
70th Anniversary of the Battle of Okinawa to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
February 12, 2015
70th Anniversary of the Battle of Iwo Jima to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
January 29, 2015
Josiah Bunting III Appointed New Chairman of Friends of the National WWII Memorial Board of Directors
December 12, 2014
70th Anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge to be Commemorated at World War II Memorial
December 1, 2014
Pearl Harbor Survivors and Vice Chief of Naval Operations Admiral Michelle Howard to Mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day at National World War II Memorial
October 29, 2014
Elliott Roosevelt III and Josiah Bunting III Elected to Friends of the National WWII Memorial Board of Directors
October 23, 2014
Renowned British Author, Journalist, and Broadcaster Sir Max Hastings to Deliver WWII Memorial Lecture in Washington, DC
August 20, 2014
George Prescott Bush to Join World War II Veterans to Commemorate V-J Day at the WWII Memorial
April 28, 2014
British Scots Guards Pipes and Drums to Kick Off 2014 Summer Concert Series at World War II Memorial
December 2, 2013
Pearl Harbor Survivors and Superintendent of U.S. Naval Academy among those gathering at the World War II Memorial on Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
October 28, 2013
Pulitzer Prize-Winning Journalist / Author Rick Atkinson Kicks Off WWII Memorial Lecture Series
August 29, 2013
Members of the Greatest Generation to Gather at the World War II Memorial on V-J Day
August 23, 2013
The Hershey Company to Help Fund the Friends of the National World War II Memorial
May 21, 2013
Military and Government Leaders and Veterans to Remember the Fallen at the World War II Memorial on Memorial Day
April 17, 2013
U.S. Army Band to Kickoff 2013 Summer Concert Series at National World War II Memorial
April 5, 2013
Washington, D.C. Area High School Students Set to Interview Colorado World War II Veterans
April 1, 2013
Friends of the National World War II Memorial Announces Holly Rotondi as New Executive Director
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