National World War II Museum

Organization: National World War II Museum
Branch of Service:	All Branches	Street:	945 Magazine Street
Type:	National	City:	New Orleans
Conflict:	World War II	State:	Louisiana
Telephone:	(504) 527-6012	Zip:	70130
Fax:	(504) 527-6088	Country:	United States
Email: info@nationalww2museum.org
Website: http://www.nationalww2museum.org

Description:

Renowned historian, author and educator, Dr. Stephen Ambrose founded The National World War II Museum Foundation in New Orleans in 1991. The Museum, which opened on June 6, 2000, is the only museum in the United States that addresses all of the amphibious invasions or "D-Days" of World War II, honoring the more than one million Americans who took part in this global conflict.

The National World War II Museum opened its doors on the 56th anniversary of the Normandy invasion that liberated Europe. It is located in New Orleans, Louisiana because it was here that Andrew Higgins built the landing craft used in the amphibious invasions; the landing craft which President Eisenhower believed won the war for the Allies. The Museum stands as our country's tribute to the men and women who made the invasions in Europe, Africa and the Pacific theaters successful. It presents their stories to an international audience, preserves material for research and scholarship, and inspires future generations to apply the lessons learned from the most complex military operation ever staged.

USS Arizona Memorial

Organization: National Park Service
Branch of Service:	USN - Navy	Street:	1 Arizona Memorial Place
Type:	National	City:	Honolulu
Conflict:	World War II	State:	Hawaii
Telephone:	(808) 422-0561	Zip:	96818
Fax:	(808) 483-8608	Country:	United States
Email:
Website: http://www.nps.gov/usar/

Description:

The USS Arizona is the final resting place for many of the ship's 1,177 crewmen who lost their lives on December 7, 1941. The 184-foot-long Memorial structure spanning the mid-portion of the sunken battleship consists of three main sections: the entry and assembly rooms; a central area designed for ceremonies and general observation; and the shrine room, where the names of those killed on the Arizona are engraved on the marble wall.

The USS Arizona Memorial grew out of wartime desire to establish some sort of memorial at Pearl Harbor to honor those who died in the attack. Suggestions for such a memorial began in 1943, but it wasn't until 1949, when the Territory of Hawaii established the Pacific War Memorial Commission, that the first real steps were taken to bring it about.

Vietnam Veterans Memorial - The Wall

Organization: Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
Branch of Service:	All Branches	Street:	900 Ohio Drive, SW
Type:	National	City:	Washington DC
Conflict:	Vietnam War	State:
Telephone:	(202) 426.6841	Zip:	20024
Fax:		Country:	United States
Email:
Website: http://www.nps.gov/vive/index.htm

Description:

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial serves as a testament to the sacrifice of American military personnel during one of this nation's least popular wars. The memorial consists of three distinct sections. "the wall", the three service men statue and flagpole and the women in service to the vietnam war statue. The purpose of this memorial is to separate the issue of the sacrifices of the veterans from the U.S. policy in the war, thereby creating a venue for reconciliation.

World War II Memorial

Organization: American Battle Monuments Commission
Branch of Service:	All Branches	Street:	17th Street
Type:	National	City:	Washington DC
Conflict:	World War II	State:
Telephone:	(800) 639-4WW2	Zip:	20024
Fax:		Country:	United States
Email: custsvc@wwiimemorial.com
Website: http://www.wwiimemorial.com

Description:

The National World War II Memorial will be the first national memorial dedicated to all who served during World War II. The memorial, which will be established by the American Battle Monuments Commission, will honor all military veterans of the war, the citizens on the home front, the nation at large, and the high moral purpose and idealism that motivated the nation's call to arms. The Second World War will be the only 20th century event commemorated on the Mall’s central axis.