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Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller, PhD, founding President & CEO of The National WWII Museum, will play a key role in the formation of the new Institute for the Study of War and Democracy in his new position as President & CEO Emeritus, effective July 1, 2017. Dr. Mueller cofounded The National D-Day Museum in 2000 with his good friend Stephen Ambrose. The institution the men conceived over glasses of sherry one evening has grown into a national attraction and is positioned to become, through the Institu

The Elbe River is one of the major waterways of Central Europe, running from the Czech Republic through Germany to the North Sea. In 1945, the Elbe was the site of the monumental linkup between the Western Allies and the Soviet Red Army. Join us this May as we travel from Berlin to Prague on the Elbe and explore the end of World War II, 80 years later. Visit our website here to learn more: https://www.nationalww2museum.org/events/educational-travel/victory-europe-end-war-elbe | The National WWII

More than 81 years after he was killed during the Battle of Saipan, Sergeant Frank L. Schmaltz of the US Marine Corps was laid to rest with full military honors on Monday, October 13, in Metairie, Louisiana, after his remains were finally identified and accounted for by the Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency. Visit our website to learn more the DPAA's efforts to bring Schmaltz home. https://www.nationalww2museum.org/war/articles/wwii-marine-killed-saipan-finally-returned-home-louisiana | The Nati

Museum Curator Chase Tomlin shows us some of the items brought home by American troops from the beaches of Normandy after D-Day—souvenirs from one of the most significant events of World War II. | The National WWII Museum