National World War Ii Memorial News

Charles Baird, whose father was a World War II veteran, stands beside a 1954 Chevrolet, a reminder of the car dealership his family ran for three generations in Hiawatha, Kan.

By their deeds, military veterans showed how much they care for their country. Fellow Americans should return the favor whenever possible.

In honor of their service to their country, a flight from Milwaukee to Washington D.C. and back was made available for 70 World War II veterans, including two from Waupun.

A traveling exhibit of 126 photographs from the World War II archives of the Associated Press opens Friday at the Stauth Memorial Museum in Montezuma.

The Medical Loan Closet of Henderson County recently donated a number of wheelchairs and crutches to the Henderson County Public Schools.

The next group of Iowa veterans going to view the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be flying there in style.

World War II veterans from the St. Louis area have a new memory to share with their families.

For many, it is likely their one chance to see the memorial built in their honor.

Nat Bailen, 86, of Louisville, was among the 80 World War II veterans from Kentucky and Indiana who visited the National World War II Memorial in Washington on June 6, the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Every veteran there had a story -- they are all walking books and movies, though some are more willing than others to tell what they experienced ...

Visitors placed flowers on part of the World WarII monument in Washington D.C. Saturday, the 65th anniversary of D-Day. Robert Inglis/The Daily Item / Valley residents donated more than $65,000 in 2000 toward the construction of the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. Area residents and businesses also pitched in to send about 20 ...

Students at Cedar Grove-Belgium Middle School raised nearly $3,000 recently to help send World War II veterans on tours of Washington, D.C. The 150 students in the seventh- and eight-grade classes collected pledges and participated in a walk/run on May 29, said teacher and event organizer Morreen Mersberger.

The Sertoma Club of Lafayette will break with tradition for a good cause on June 19 when it presents its Service to Mankind Award to nine members of the Louisiana HonorAir program.

WASHINGTON -- Five Kentucky and Indiana men, who all played their parts on D-Day and the days after, paid tribute yesterday to the memory of fallen brethren at the National World War II Memorial.

NEWARK -- A local World War II veteran is set to take an honor flight to Washington, D.C., today to see the National World War II Memorial.

Column: Remembering the importance of D-Day June 6, 2009 Today, June 6, marks the anniversary of "D-Day," referring to the D-Day invasion in Europe in 1944.

In the news release, Senator Bob Dole Travels to Normandy as Guest of President Obama, issued 04-Jun-2009 by Alston + Bird over PR Newswire, we are advised by the firm that in the first sentence of the last paragraph, "Kansas State University" should be " -- Former U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole, special counsel in the Washington office of ...

They began swapping stories just after 7 a.m. as the buses left for the National World War II Memorial in the nation's capital.

When the third Honor Flight plane takes off today with 90 World War II veterans aboard, it will be largely because of a group of USC students.

The old men sporting ranking stripes and infantry hats at the National World War II memorial in Washington DC Friday were no ordinary tourists.

The old men sporting ranking stripes and infantry hats at the National World War II memorial Friday were no ordinary tourists.