Author series and we always like to mention our sponsor, we bring this to you with the generous sport of the Strake Foundation and couldnt do it without them so thank you. The many have been to the events we know we have a tradition at the mumz. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . If you would please stand and be wave. Two. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, ive heard the president and ceo nick mueller and Steven Watson say this many times we built this museum for you so thank you for coming to the events. Military veterans of any other era . If you would stand or wave and please we always know thats a a large number. I love the waves. People give different forms of waves. I like that one. Thank you so much. Now we would also like to acknowledge three special guests in the audience. A current board member robert prity. There he is. Robert, good to see you thank you for coming. And past Board Members debra lindsey. And dr. Mic
Executive director of the intuit for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest installment of our meet the author series and we always like to mention our sponsor, we bring this to you with the generous sport of the Strake Foundation and couldnt do it without them so thank you. Many of the events we know we have a tradition at the mumz. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . If you would please stand and and waved too. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, ive heard the president and ceo nick mueller and Steven Watson say this many times we built this museum for you. So thank you for coming to these events. Military veterans of any other era . If you would stand or wave and please we always know thats a a large number. [ applause ] i love the waves. People give different forms of waves here. Thats good. I like that one. Thank you so much. Now we would also like to acknowledge three special guests in the audience. A curr
And we feel your presence too. As many of you probably know im dr. Rob satino, the samuel and murray stone Senior Historian at the museum. And the executive director of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest installment of our meet the author series. And we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous support of the Strake Foundation and couldnt do it without them. Thank you. Now many of you have been to our events before you foe we have a tradition at the museum. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . If you would please stand or wave too. Thanks, folks. [ applause ] you know ive heard the president and ceo emeritus appear others here say thank you for coming to the events. We couldnt do it for you we built it for you. Military veterans of other eras. Please stand or wave. We know thats a large number. [ applause ] i love the waves. People give different forms of waves.
Good evening, everyone. Welcome to the National World War Ii Museum. All of those of you sitting here and to those watching on the live stream, i know you are out there and with us in spirit and we feel your presence too. As many of you probably no dr. Rob satino im here at the museum and executive direct of the institute for the study of war and democracy. Tonight is the latest installment of our meet the author series and we always like to mention our sponsor we bring this to you with the generous sport of the Strake Foundation and couldnt do it without them thank you. The many have been to the events we know we have a tradition at the mumz. May i ask are there any world war ii veterans or home front workers in the audience tonight . If you would please stand and be wave. Two. [ applause ] thanks, folks. You know, ive heard the president and ceo nick mueller and Steven Watson say this many times we built this museum for you thp thank you for coming to the events. Military veterans of
Good. Splendid. Perfect. New orleans. Morning to all of you. And welcome to the National World war two museum and, our new and lovely battle, barksdale Parade Ground on behalf the board of trustees of the National World war two museum. I want to thank you for honoring us with your presence here today. It is indeed a momentous day in the life of this great institution. With the opening of the liberation, we finally tell the full story of the American Experience in the war that changed the world, a story that now includes words, an understanding of the cost of victory and its meaning. Today, with the opening of this capstone pavilion and we bring to completion a journey that began 23 years ago, or as our founder nick mueller would more accurate aptly states. If you include its inception as a mere idea and ten years of planning, 33 years. But on june six, 2000, the 56 anniversary of the dday invasion, we gathered nearby to celebrate the opening of the National Dday museum and the beginnin