November 11, 2020 WWII Memorial Veterans Day Wreath Laying Ceremony. The Friends of the National World War II Memorial held a wreath laying ceremony in remembrance of Veterans Day.

Local Repairs on the way for National World War II Memorial. National Park Service official says 20-foot crack poses no threat to the monument’s structural integrity or public safety.

Earlier this year, the National Park Service discovered two cracks — one along the Atlantic arch and one in the District of Columbia pillar — in the National World War II Memorial in ...

World War II Memorial Opens Seventeen years after it was proposed and three years after ground was broken, the National World War II Memorial opens in Washington. NPR's Bob Edwards reports on the ...

The World War II Memorial is a unit of National Mall and Memorial Parks. Construction of the World War 2 Memorial started in September 2001. The memorial opened to the public on April 29, ...

Since opening in 2004, the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., has deteriorated to the point where it needs millions of dollars in repair work. (Dan Arandt/NPS volunteer) A decade ...

Participants in an Honor Flight from Kansas tour the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C., on the 79th anniversary of the start of the D-Day invasion, Tuesday, June 6, 2023.

This past Memorial Day weekend in Washington, D.C., we commemorated the 20th year of the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. It was a special time. For me, it had all started in 1994, ...

Six decades after they marched off to war, World War II veterans will finally get a memorial on the National Mall. "I sincerely hope this is the last legislative action Congress will have to take ...

The Greatest Generation Commemorative Coin program from the United States Mint will showcase and honor the National World War II Memorial through gold $5, silver $1 and clad $.50 coins, ...

President Bill Clinton and others participated in a ground-breaking ceremony for a monument to World War II veterans. They talked about the valor and sacrifices of World War II veterans and ...