Museum to Offer $5 General Admission on Memorial Day; New
Exhibition, Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War
II, Opens May 25
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 21, 2024
/PRNewswire/ -- The National Veterans Memorial and Museum (NVMM)
will host its annual Memorial Day Remembrance Ceremony on
Monday, May 27, at 10 a.m. ET on the Rooftop. The event is open to
all and included with a special $5
admission price on Memorial Day and free, as always, for Veterans
and active-duty service members. The event will honor our fallen
military members and the families they left behind with a
wreath-laying ceremony and keynote address from Patrick J. Murphy, 32nd undersecretary of the
U.S. Army and America's first Iraq War Veteran elected to U.S.
Congress. The event will be live streamed nationally on YouTube and
Facebook.
New Exhibition, Ghost Army: The Combat Con
Artists of World War II, Opens May 25
at National Veterans Memorial and Museum
"It is with great honor and respect we remember the men and
women of our armed forces who made the ultimate sacrifice to
protect our freedoms," said Colonel Bill
Butler, U.S. Army (Retired), acting president of the NVMM.
"At the NVMM, we tell the stories of all Veterans from all service
branches throughout history, however, stories of the brave men and
women whose lives were lost in service are among the most revered
stories we have the privilege to share. We invite Veterans, patrons
and the public to join us in honoring them and their families."
This year, the NVMM is asking the public to help fill the museum
lawn with flags to honor our fallen heroes. For a gift of
$20 or more, the NVMM will plant a
flag on the lawn and list your service member's name, service
branch and rank on nationalvmm.org in remembrance of those who
sacrificed their lives for our freedoms.
Memorial Day weekend also marks the opening of a new exhibition,
Ghost Army: The Combat Con Artists of World War II,
exclusively sponsored by the E.L.Wiegand Foundation, and created by
the National World War II Museum. Ghost Army explores how a
little-known, 1,105-member, top-secret special troop of artists,
engineers and soldiers were able to create and deploy the first
mobile, tactical deception unit in U.S. Army history. The "Ghost
Army," or officially the U.S. Army 23rd Headquarters Special
Troops, was capable of simulating up to two divisions or 30,000
soldiers utilizing inflatable rubber tanks, trucks and planes,
false radio messages, sound effects, and more to mislead enemy
forces.
Ghost Army, presented at the NVMM by the Central Ohio For
Dealers, will be on view from May 25 through
August 25 as part of a year-long commitment by the NVMM to
tell stories from World War II, in honor of the 80th Anniversary of
D-Day, Thursday, June 6. On that day,
the NVMM will host reenactors, offer special crafts and activities
for children, and, at 3 p.m., hold a
panel discussion on how aviators cleared the skies for D-Day. All
activities are included in a special admission price of
$5.
About the National Veterans Memorial and Museum
The
National Veterans Memorial and Museum takes visitors on a narrative
journey telling individual stories and sharing experiences of
Veterans from all military branches throughout history. The
National Veterans Memorial and Museum pays tribute to the
sacrifices of men and women in service and their families. History
is presented through a dynamic, participatory experience with
photos, letters and personal effects, multi-media presentations,
and interactive exhibits. Together, these elements link our
national story of service to the larger context of the
world.
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