The National Museum of the U.S. Air Force will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day with one day full of events, as well as a temporary augmented reality (AR) exhibit (see NMUSAF website).
The event on Thursday, June 6 2019 will include a flyover, wreath laying, living history re-enactors, WWII-era vehicles, collection displays and D-Day films.
June 6 Schedule:
9:00 a.m. – 5 p.m. Commemoration Activities
10:00 a.m. Wreath Laying Ceremony with WWII military vehicles and C-47 flyover Location: Memorial Park
12:00 p.m. “D-Day: Normandy 1944” movie ($) Location: Air Force Museum Theatre
12:15 p.m. – 5 p.m. Re-enactors representing the 101st Airborne Division Location: WWII Gallery
4:00 p.m. “D-Day: Normandy 1944” movie ($) Location: Air Force Museum Theatre
6:30 p.m. Living History Series movie ($) sneak peek of "Sunken Roads: Seventy Years after D-Day" Guest speakers: WWII D-Day veterans Location: Air Force Museum Theatre
(schedule of events is subject to change)
For more details and information see the NMUSAF website at https://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/Upcoming/Events/D-Day-75th-Anniversary/
