Key | Imgs | Short Description |
2008_DC_CWPT_LincMemI_080928 | 28 | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Tour group: Lincoln Memorial (inside) Pictures include pictures in the public chamber as well as in the underground portion of the tour. |
2008_DC_CWPT_LincMemO_080928 | 73 | CWPT Grand Review (2008) in Washington DC -- Tour group: Lincoln Memorial (outside) |
2014_DC_Disabled_Mem | 57 | DC -- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial The memorial had its official opening the day before I got by to see it. Interesting use of water in a memorial and the first time I'd seen an eternal flame bubbling out of water. |
2015_DC_Disabled_Mem | 14 | DC -- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial |
2021_03_19B2_Disabled_Mem | 22 | DC -- American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
1998_DC_WWI | 1 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2004_DC_WWI | 3 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2006_DC_WWI | 1 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2007_DC_WWI | 20 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2009_DC_WWI | 10 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial After a snow. |
2011_DC_WWI | 5 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial Being reconditioned. |
2012_DC_WWI | 9 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2013_DC_WWI | 9 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
2019_DC_WWI | 21 | DC -- District of Columbia World War I Memorial |
1997_DC_FDR | 79 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial The first pictures were taken of the entrance of the memorial before it opened. They were just doing the engraving of the name at the time of the cherry blossoms.
The latter shots are on after it opened.5/2/1997. |
1998_DC_FDR | 28 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
1999_DC_FDR | 30 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Including a visit with Mom and Al. |
2000_DC_FDR | 25 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2002_DC_FDR | 83 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2004_DC_FDR | 15 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2005_DC_FDR | 53 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Several visits here, mostly during cherry blossom time: ... |
2006_DC_FDR | 7 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2007_DC_FDR | 8 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2010_DC_FDR | 19 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial For some reason, they allowed the water areas to freeze before draining them. The icicles were very cool! |
2012_DC_FDR | 2 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial During cherry blossoms. |
2013_DC_FDR | 37 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial |
2014_DC_FDR | 28 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial A focus on the signs this time. |
1997_DC_FDR_Ceremony_970502 | 33 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial -- Event: Opening Ceremony (1997) On May 2, 1997, President Clinton joined Mike Wallace, Master of Ceremonies, FDR Commission Co-chairs Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Mark O. Hatfield, David B. Roosevelt, Princess Margriet of the Netherlands and opera singer Denyce Graves to dedicate the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial. The FDR... |
2013_DC_FDR_VC | 29 | DC -- Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial -- VIsitor Center Finally photographed the visitor center. |
2002_DC_Mason | 5 | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
2004_DC_Mason | 11 | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
2007_DC_Mason | 2 | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
2012_DC_Mason | 7 | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
2015_DC_Mason | 6 | DC -- George Mason Memorial |
2005_DC_Mason | 3 | DC -- George Mason Memorial (at night) |
2015_DC_JBond_Tribute_150822 | 123 | DC -- Honoring Julian Bond @ MLK Memorial People Around The World Come Together To Remember Julian Bond
We are saddened with the passing of Julian Bond, who inspired Aviva Kempner to make the film when he talked about Julius Rosenwald at a lecture at the Hebrew Center 12 years ago on the Vineyard. The family is spreading his ashes in Florida... |
1996_DC_Korean_War | 2 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
1997_DC_Korean_War | 9 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
1998_DC_Korean_War | 10 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
1999_DC_Korean_War | 4 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2002_DC_Korean_War | 81 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2003_DC_Korean_War | 9 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2004_DC_Korean_War | 13 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2005_DC_Korean_War | 8 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial After first snowfall. |
2009_DC_Korean_War | 133 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial After two snow falls. I was glad I took them when I did because just as I was finishing, some idiotic teenager decided to tromp through the snow around the figurines. When I told her she wasn't allowed beyond the low fence, she said I wasn't her father and I could kiss her a**. While I appreciated... |
2013_DC_Korean_War | 42 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial A nighttime visit. |
2021_01_10C5_Korean_War | 16 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2021_02_21B2_Korean_War | 8 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial |
2021_03_10E_Korean_War | 8 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_21E5_Korean_War | 20 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_27B5_Korean_War | 17 | DC -- Korean War Veterans Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
1982_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 3 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
1996_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 3 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
1997_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 17 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
1998_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 39 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
1999_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 13 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2002_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 33 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2003_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 15 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial Visits here:... |
2004_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 26 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2007_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 15 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2008_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 60 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2009_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 94 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial Several visits including after a snow. Later, a bunch of tourists who asked that I take their pictures during the beautiful sunset. |
2013_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 69 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial Including at night. |
2014_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 13 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2015_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 23 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial Including a couple who had just gotten engaged when I got there and a cat on a leash. |
2017_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 21 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2020_DC_Lincoln_Mem | 3 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2021_01_10C2_Lincoln_Mem | 13 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2021_02_21A1_Lincoln_Mem | 33 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial |
2021_03_21E3_Lincoln_Mem | 8 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_27B4_Lincoln_Mem | 4 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2008_DC_Lincoln_MemB | 34 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Event: Beneath the monument tour (Undercroft) This is the part of the Lincoln Memorial that's underground. Normally it's closed off to tourists but they gave the CWPT group a guided tour. |
2013_DC_Lincoln_MemVC | 40 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Exhibition Area |
2021_02_21A3_Lincoln_MemVC | 116 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Exhibition Area (Partially reviewed) |
2015_DC_Lincoln_2nd_Pgm_150307 | 165 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Sesquecentennial of Lincoln's Second Inaugural -- Formal Program Formal Program:
* Musical Prelude -- United States Marine Band Brass Quintet -- ??? Not Present ???
* Master of Ceremonies -- Bob Vogel, Regional Director National Capital Region, National Park Service
* Welcome -- Karen Needles, President, Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia
*... |
2015_DC_Lincoln_2nd_Misc_150307 | 108 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- Sesquecentennial of Lincoln's Second Inaugural -- Miscellaneous 150th Anniversary of Lincoln's Inaugural Observed at Lincoln Memorial
Washington –Chuck Todd, moderator of NBC's Meet the Press and former chief White House correspondent for NBC News, will deliver the keynote address for a commemoration of the 150th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's second... |
1982_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 2 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
1998_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 1 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
1999_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 3 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2002_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 2 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2004_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 4 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2005_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 2 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2009_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 26 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2010_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 4 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2013_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 19 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2014_DC_Lincoln_MemV | 1 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2021_01_10C4_Lincoln_MemV | 1 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2021_02_21A2_Lincoln_MemV | 21 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... |
2021_03_21E4_Lincoln_MemV | 3 | DC -- Lincoln Memorial -- View from... (Partially reviewed) |
2018_DC_Mall_Carousel | 15 | DC -- Mall -- Carousel |
1997_DC_Const_Gardens | 1 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2001_DC_Const_Gardens | 1 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2002_DC_Const_Gardens | 2 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2003_DC_Const_Gardens | 10 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2004_DC_Const_Gardens | 1 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2005_DC_Const_Gardens | 3 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2007_DC_Const_Gardens | 4 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2009_DC_Const_Gardens | 1 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2012_DC_Const_Gardens | 2 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2013_DC_Const_Gardens | 23 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2015_DC_Const_Gardens | 13 | DC -- Mall -- Constitution Gardens (incl Memorial to the 56 Signers of the Declaration of Independence) |
2018_DC_Lincoln_LestP_180410 | 111 | DC -- Mall -- Event: Lest We Forget Exhibition Opening Program LEST WE FORGET Exhibition Opening on the National Mall
For the Days of Remembrance, German-Italian artist Luigi Toscano, in partnership with the German Embassy, and with the cooperation of the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, is mounting a unique photographic installation along the Lincoln... |
1997_DC_WCCanal | 2 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2011_DC_WCCanal | 6 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2012_DC_WCCanal | 3 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2013_DC_WCCanal | 13 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2016_DC_WCCanal | 13 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2017_DC_WCCanal | 11 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2018_DC_WCCanal | 88 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) There was supposed to be an official ribbon-cutting opening Lockkeepers House #0 but Hurricane Frances killed that idea. |
2019_DC_WCCanal | 8 | DC -- Mall -- Lockkeepers House (Washington City Canal House) |
2010_DC_MLK_Mem | 27 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial They're getting it together. They said it's due to open in August 2010. |
2011_DC_MLK_Mem | 103 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial Pictures taken before it opened, the first day it was open to the public, and a nighttime visit. |
2012_DC_MLK_Mem | 36 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial Including the first cherry blossoms around the memorial. |
2013_DC_MLK_Mem | 61 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial Instead of fixing the quote "I was a drum major for justice, peace and righteousness", they decided to remove it entirely. The complete quote was "Yes, if you want to say that I was a drum major, say that I was a drum major for justice. Say that I was a drum major for peace. I was a drum major for... |
2014_DC_MLK_Mem | 9 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial |
2015_DC_MLK_Mem | 15 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial |
2016_DC_MLK_Mem | 9 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial |
2018_DC_MLK_Mem | 12 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial This was the day after the 50th anniversary of his assassination so there were some wreaths at the memorial, including one from the Embassy of Venezuela. |
2019_DC_MLK_Mem | 7 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial |
2020_DC_MLK_Mem | 3 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial |
2021_03_27C6_MLK_Mem | 8 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_29C4_MLK_Mem | 16 | DC -- Martin Luther King Jr. Natl Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
1981_DC_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
1982_DC_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
1997_DC_Mall | 20 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
1999_DC_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2000_DC_Mall | 2 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2002_DC_Mall | 23 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2003_DC_Mall | 9 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2004_DC_Mall | 11 | DC -- Natl Mall area Many of these are taken at dusk or sunset. Also here is the Mall in preparation of the World War II event. |
2005_DC_Mall | 7 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2007_DC_Mall | 4 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2008_DC_Mall | 11 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2009_DC_Mall | 34 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2010_DC_Mall | 3 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2011_DC_Mall | 34 | DC -- Natl Mall area Reflecting Pool to close for repairs
Pool will close for two years to receive filtration system
The GW Hatchet, October 21, 2010
by Bilikisu Adeyemi
Hatchet Reporter
D.C. residents should take a last look at the reflecting pool this month, as the site is set to close in November for about two... |
2012_DC_Mall | 36 | DC -- Natl Mall area Mostly the work being done on the Reflecting Pool between the World War II and Lincoln memorials. |
2013_DC_Mall | 17 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2015_DC_Mall | 45 | DC -- Natl Mall area Still working to rehab the Mall. |
2016_DC_Mall | 39 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2017_DC_Mall | 43 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2018_DC_Mall | 3 | DC -- Natl Mall area Interesting human inflated balls. |
2019_DC_Mall | 8 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2020_DC_Mall | 44 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_01_06B4_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_01_09G3_Mall | 5 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_01_10B4_Mall | 2 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_01_12B1_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_01_24B2_Mall | 8 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_02_21B1_Mall | 11 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_02_23C3_Mall | 4 | DC -- Natl Mall area |
2021_03_03D4_Mall | 15 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_07C2_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_19D6_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_20B2_Mall | 10 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_27C5_Mall | 1 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_04_07E2_Mall | 2 | DC -- Natl Mall area (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_03D8_CrimeEye | 7 | DC -- Natl Mall area -- CrimeEye surveillance devices (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_13D4_CrimeEye | 32 | DC -- Natl Mall area -- CrimeEye surveillance devices (Partially reviewed) |
2014_DC_WWIIC1_140524 | 143 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: 10th Anniversary -- Ceremony Ceremony Program:
* Master of Ceremonies: Leon Harris, Award-winning Journalist and Newscaster
* Introduction of Official Party
* Presentation of the Colors: United States Armed Forces Color Guard
* National Anthem: US Navy Ceremonial Band
* Retiring of the Colors: United States Armed Forces... |
2014_DC_WWIIC3_140524 | 79 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: 10th Anniversary -- Ceremony -- Wreath Laying and aftermath National World War II Memorial 10th Anniversary Commemoration
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly 10 years since thousands of World War II veterans gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC for the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Thanks to the support and commitment of... |
2014_DC_WWIIA1_140524 | 152 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: 10th Anniversary -- Mingling Before and After National World War II Memorial 10th Anniversary Commemoration
It is hard to believe that it has been nearly 10 years since thousands of World War II veterans gathered on the National Mall in Washington, DC for the dedication of the National World War II Memorial. Thanks to the support and commitment of... |
2017_DC_WW2_Doolittle_170418 | 104 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: 75th Anniversary of Doolittle Raid Doolittle Raid 75th Anniversary Commemoration at the World War II Memorial
On Tuesday, April 18th, the Friends of the National World War II Memorial will host a brief ceremony and wreath presentation at the World War II Memorial's Pacific Arch to mark the 75th anniversary of America's daring... |
2004_DC_WWII_Dedication_040529 | 18 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Dedication ceremony |
2000_DC_WW2_001111 | 60 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Ground breaking ceremony |
2015_DC_WWII_MemM_150525 | 125 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Memorial Day -- Miscellaneous WWII Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During WWII:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) will remember and honor the more than 400,000 Americans who lost their lives during... |
2015_DC_WWII_MemP_150525 | 87 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Memorial Day -- Presentation WWII Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During WWII:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) will remember and honor the more than 400,000 Americans who lost their lives during... |
2015_DC_WWII_MemW_150525 | 106 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Memorial Day -- Wreath Laying WWII Veterans to Gather at WWII Memorial on Memorial Day to Remember 400,000 Americans Lost During WWII:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) will remember and honor the more than 400,000 Americans who lost their lives during... |
2016_DC_WWII_Pearl_161207 | 138 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Remember Pearl Harbor Pearl Harbor 75th Anniversary Commemoration
Nearly 75 years ago, Imperial Japan launched a surprise military attack on United States military installations on the island of Oahu in Hawaii. The main attack occurred at Pearl Harbor; however, other targets included Ford Island, Hickam Field, Wheeler... |
2015_DC_WWII_Pearl2_Cer_151207 | 71 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Remember Pearl Harbor -- Ceremony The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) hope you'll join us as we remember and honor all those who died in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Monday,... |
2016_DC_WWII_Pearl3_161207 | 88 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Remember Pearl Harbor -- Informational Exhibit |
2015_DC_WWII_Pearl1_Min_151207 | 66 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Remember Pearl Harbor -- Mingling The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) hope you'll join us as we remember and honor all those who died in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Monday,... |
2015_DC_WWII_Pearl3_Wre_151207 | 130 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: Remember Pearl Harbor -- Wreath-laying and afterward The Friends of the National World War II Memorial (Friends) and the National Park Service (NPS) hope you'll join us as we remember and honor all those who died in the December 7, 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Monday,... |
2015_DC_VE70_FlyOver_150508 | 148 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-E Day 70th Anniversary -- Arsenal of Democracy Fly-Over Arsenal of Democracy: World War II Victory Capitol Flyover
* Trainer Formation (Boeing Stearmans, Piper L-Birds, North America T-6s/SNJs, Cessna/Beech Twin Bomber Trainers)
* Pearl Harbor (Curtis P-40 Warhawks,
* Doolittle Raid (North American B-25 Mitchells)
* Guadalcanal Campaign (Bell P-39... |
2015_DC_VE70_Misc_150508 | 141 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-E Day 70th Anniversary -- Miscellaneous In the front row after the event were Senators Bob Dole and John Warner, both World War II vets. A lot of these pictures are people who wanted to be photographed with him and I'm always happy to oblige. (Some weirdo with some karma issues got upset with me for taking so many pictures. I left shortly... |
2015_DC_VE70_Pgm_150508 | 154 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-E Day 70th Anniversary -- Program Speakers:
* Master of Ceremonies: Alex Kershaw ("The Bedford Boys")
* Musical stuff: U.S. Air Force Band "The Airmen of Note"
* Keynote: Ambassador Susan Rice (National Security Adviser)
* Welcoming Remarks: Karen Cucurullo (Acting Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks)
*... |
2015_DC_VJ70_Misc_150902 | 114 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-J Day 70th Anniversary -- Miscellaneous The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service will pay tribute to the Greatest Generation during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied... |
2015_DC_VJ70_Pgm_150902 | 110 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-J Day 70th Anniversary -- Program The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service will pay tribute to the Greatest Generation during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied... |
2015_DC_VJ70_Wreaths_150902 | 134 | DC -- Natl World War II Memorial -- Event: V-J Day 70th Anniversary -- Wreath Laying The Friends of the National World War II Memorial and the National Park Service will pay tribute to the Greatest Generation during a special event at the National World War II Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Allied... |
2016_DC_Old_Post_Opening_160912 | 39 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Event: Trump Hotel opening day |
2009_DC_Old_Post_Cafe | 13 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Exhibit: Cafe Scene 2002 Cafe Scene, 2002:
The 50-foot-long painting contains places and people of Washington DC. The concept for the design took the form of a cafe scene as that would carry on the theme of the businesses in this section of the Old Post Office Pavilion. The primary medium is window paint on canvas. Acrylics... |
2004_DC_Old_Post_Belgian | 11 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Exhibit: Comic Strips / Passion's Trip Included here are pictures from an exhibit "Comic Strips / Passion's Trip" that the Belgian embassy sponsored.
COMIC STRIPS/PASSION’S TRIP:
Every year, almost 40 million comic strip books, in around twenty languages, are printed in Belgium. Three-quarters of them are sold abroad. Comic albums have... |
2017_DC_Old_Post_Museum | 48 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Exhibit: Museum This is the photo gallery in the basement on the route to the elevator. |
2018_DC_Old_Post_Museum | 31 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Exhibit: Museum It hadn't been finished the first time I visited. |
1997_DC_Old_PostI | 3 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
1999_DC_Old_PostI | 10 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2002_DC_Old_PostI | 5 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2003_DC_Old_PostI | 4 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2004_DC_Old_PostI | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2005_DC_Old_PostI | 1 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2007_DC_Old_PostI | 3 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2009_DC_Old_PostI | 5 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2016_DC_Old_PostI | 14 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2017_DC_Old_PostI | 11 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Inside (Pavilion / Hotel) |
2008_DC_CHuff_080321 | 4 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Performance: C. Huff (a.k.a. "Mr. Music") |
2007_DC_Kuku_070905 | 9 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Performance: Kuku |
1997_DC_Old_PostV | 9 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
1999_DC_Old_PostV | 6 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2002_DC_Old_PostV | 44 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2003_DC_Old_PostV | 55 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2004_DC_Old_PostV | 81 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2005_DC_Old_PostV | 65 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2006_DC_Old_PostV | 9 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2007_DC_Old_PostV | 14 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower The real point of this visit, on a fairly hazy day, was to test out a circular polarizing lens that I had bought. The pictures before OPOSTV_070905_060 were taken with the polarizing lens on. The ones afterward were taken without it. I'm trying to see if I detect any differences. |
2008_DC_Old_PostV | 10 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2009_DC_Old_PostV | 29 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2011_DC_Old_PostV | 12 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower Including a view of the Occupy DC protest. |
2012_DC_Old_PostV | 14 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
2013_DC_Old_PostV | 14 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower The Japanese street festival goes on below. I tried to photograph it from the Old Post Office but, dang! They replaced all of the protective wiring. Before, you used to have a loose or missing wire on each side of the tower but not anymore. |
2017_DC_Old_PostV | 29 | DC -- Old Post Office -- Views from tower |
1997_DC_Old_Post | 3 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
1998_DC_Old_Post | 1 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
1999_DC_Old_Post | 3 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2002_DC_Old_Post | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2003_DC_Old_Post | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2005_DC_Old_Post | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2006_DC_Old_Post | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2007_DC_Old_Post | 1 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2011_DC_Old_Post | 18 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2014_DC_Old_Post | 14 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside Under construction while it undergoes its Trump makeover. |
2015_DC_Old_Post | 8 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2016_DC_Old_Post | 51 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside Having the huge "Coming 2016 Trump" sign on Pennsylvania Avenue always reminds me of an alternate reality. Joe McCarthy would be so proud! And then the nightmare became true... |
2017_DC_Old_Post | 7 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2018_DC_Old_Post | 3 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2020_DC_Old_Post | 7 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2021_01_21C8_Old_Post | 2 | DC -- Old Post Office / Trump Finger -- Outside |
2020_DC_Floyd_Protest_LM_200606 | 155 | DC -- Protest: George Floyd -- Rally @ Lincoln Memorial After the child president had desecrated the Lincoln Memorial doing his press conference there (where he claimed no president had been treated as badly as him while he sat in front of the assassinated president), the site has needed desperately to be restored to the actual message of Lincoln, promoting... |
1982_DC_Jeff_Mem | 1 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
1997_DC_Jeff_Mem | 13 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
1999_DC_Jeff_Mem | 2 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2000_DC_Jeff_Mem | 1 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2001_DC_Jeff_Mem | 2 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2002_DC_Jeff_Mem | 52 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2003_DC_Jeff_Mem | 1 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2004_DC_Jeff_Mem | 19 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2005_DC_Jeff_Mem | 2 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2006_DC_Jeff_Mem | 20 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2007_DC_Jeff_Mem | 10 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2008_DC_Jeff_Mem | 5 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2009_DC_Jeff_Mem | 7 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2010_DC_Jeff_Mem | 24 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial The sea wall work continues. |
2011_DC_Jeff_Mem | 11 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2012_DC_Jeff_Mem | 4 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial Chorale group during cherry blossom festival. |
2013_DC_Jeff_Mem | 1 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2017_DC_Jeff_Mem | 4 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2020_DC_Jeff_Mem | 13 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial |
2021_03_27C2_Jeff_Mem | 34 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_29C2_Jeff_Mem | 6 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2007_DC_Jeff_MemVC | 1 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial -- Visitor Center (downstairs) |
2008_DC_Jeff_MemVC | 2 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial -- Visitor Center (downstairs) |
2017_DC_Jeff_MemVC | 149 | DC -- Thomas Jefferson Memorial -- Visitor Center (downstairs) |
1979_DC_CapitolV | 1 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
1997_DC_CapitolV | 11 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
1999_DC_CapitolV | 8 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2002_DC_CapitolV | 10 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2005_DC_CapitolV | 3 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2007_DC_CapitolV | 22 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2009_DC_CapitolV | 1 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2012_DC_CapitolV | 2 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2013_DC_CapitolV | 1 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2015_DC_CapitolV | 10 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
2019_DC_CapitolV | 2 | DC -- U.S. Capitol -- Views from... |
1985_DC_Viet_Wall | 1 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
1996_DC_Viet_Wall | 1 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
1997_DC_Viet_Wall | 21 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
1998_DC_Viet_Wall | 31 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
1999_DC_Viet_Wall | 16 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2002_DC_Viet_Wall | 118 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2003_DC_Viet_Wall | 13 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2004_DC_Viet_Wall | 5 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Two visits, one on (040901) and the other (041018) |
2005_DC_Viet_Wall | 7 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial After first snowfall. |
2009_DC_Viet_Wall | 43 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial After the snow, including the holiday tree. |
2015_DC_Viet_Wall | 15 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2017_DC_Viet_Wall | 37 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2018_DC_Viet_Wall | 13 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2021_01_10C1_Viet_Wall | 19 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2021_02_21B3_Viet_Wall | 8 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial |
2017_DC_Viet_Vet_171111 | 154 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial -- 2017 Veterans Day Observance at the Wall 2017 Veterans Day Observance At The Wall
Each year on Veterans Day, thousands of veterans and their families congregate at The Wall to remember and to honor those who served in the U.S. armed forces. On these special days, prominent Americans from all walks of life come to the Memorial to deliver... |
2005_DC_VietX_051222 | 42 | DC -- Vietnam Veterans Memorial Holiday Tree at The Wall ceremony The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund honored veterans and active-duty military with personal holiday greetings sent to the Memorial Fund by Americans across the country. The annual Holiday Tree at The Wall ceremony featured introductory remarks by Jan Scruggs, Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund Founder &... |
1981_DC_Wash_Mon | 1 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
1983_DC_Wash_Mon | 2 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
1996_DC_Wash_Mon | 2 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
1997_DC_Wash_Mon | 4 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
1998_DC_Wash_Mon | 4 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
1999_DC_Wash_Mon | 21 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Mostly under scaffolding. |
2000_DC_Wash_Mon | 14 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior The year the scaffolding came down. |
2001_DC_Wash_Mon | 3 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Including flags half-staff after 9/11 |
2002_DC_Wash_Mon | 60 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2003_DC_Wash_Mon | 58 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2004_DC_Wash_Mon | 23 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2006_DC_Wash_Mon | 4 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2007_DC_Wash_Mon | 16 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2008_DC_Wash_Mon | 9 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Including a sunset on a magic sky day! |
2009_DC_Wash_Mon | 7 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Including after the snowfall. |
2010_DC_Wash_Mon | 5 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior A concession building's roof started smoking but things calmed down pretty quickly. |
2013_DC_Wash_Mon | 84 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior The scaffolding goes up again. |
2014_DC_Wash_Mon | 15 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior It's nice to see the scaffolding gone. |
2015_DC_Wash_Mon | 2 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2016_DC_Wash_Mon | 1 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior A "No Drone" sign near the monument. |
2017_DC_Wash_Mon | 17 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Including a sunset and photos of some tourists. |
2018_DC_Wash_Mon | 12 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior |
2019_DC_Wash_Mon | 21 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior They've added a new entry box. |
2020_DC_Wash_Mon | 18 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior Notes:
As of March 14, the monument itself is closed because of Covid-19. However, the bathrooms and visitor center were still open. They had the first open public bathroom since Union Station. However, the bathrooms closed after that.
May 9: For some reason, when I came by on this day, the men's... |
2021_03_03D5_Wash_Mon | 5 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_19G2_Wash_Mon | 4 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_29D2_Wash_Mon | 1 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Exterior (Partially reviewed) |
2002_DC_Wash_MonI | 4 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Interior |
2003_DC_Wash_MonI | 6 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Interior |
2014_DC_Wash_MonI | 84 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Interior |
2019_DC_Wash_MonI | 113 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Interior |
2003_DC_Wash_MonW | 56 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Interior -- Walk-down tour |
1996_DC_Wash_MonV | 25 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
1997_DC_Wash_MonV | 45 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
2000_DC_Wash_MonV | 41 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
2002_DC_Wash_MonV | 112 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
2003_DC_Wash_MonV | 155 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... Several visits this year. |
2005_DC_Wash_MonV | 26 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
2014_DC_Wash_MonV | 254 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... Including views of Jorge Rodriguez-Gerada's "Out of Many, One" portrait on the Mall. |
2019_DC_Wash_MonV | 92 | DC -- Washington Monument -- Views from... |
2014_DC_WMon_ReopeningC_140512 | 124 | DC -- Washington Monument Reopening Event -- Ceremony Washington Monument Reopening Ceremony to Feature Al Roker and American Idol Winner Candice Glover
Speakers in sequence:
* Musical Prelude: United States Navy Ceremonial Band
* Welcome: Robert A. Vogel, Superintendent, National Mall and Memorial Parks
* Master of Ceremonies: Al Roker, Co-anchor,... |
2014_DC_WMon_ReopeningE_140512 | 130 | DC -- Washington Monument Reopening Event -- Except Ceremony Washington Monument Reopening Ceremony to Feature Al Roker and American Idol Winner Candice Glover
WASHINGTON – The National Park Service and the Trust for the National Mall today announced that Al Roker, the TODAY show’s weather anchor and author, will join Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell,... |
2004_DC_WWII | 236 | DC -- World War II Memorial Quite a few visits.
The memorial opened to the public on April 29, 2004. On May 29, there was a dedication ceremony (which is covered separately).
While I was there on October 18, I ran into William “Barry” Owenby and had a chat with him. He is the project executive for the American Battle Monuments... |
2005_DC_WWII | 35 | DC -- World War II Memorial Including after first snowfall. |
2007_DC_WWII | 67 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2009_DC_WWII | 36 | DC -- World War II Memorial Including after a snow. |
2011_DC_WWII | 11 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2012_DC_WWII | 25 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2013_DC_WWII | 163 | DC -- World War II Memorial More photos at dusk. The day turned out to be the anniversary of the end of World War II. |
2014_DC_WWII | 5 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2015_DC_WWII | 7 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2016_DC_WWII | 1 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2017_DC_WWII | 8 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2020_DC_WWII | 42 | DC -- World War II Memorial |
2021_03_27C4_WWII | 5 | DC -- World War II Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2021_03_29D1_WWII | 3 | DC -- World War II Memorial (Partially reviewed) |
2002_DC_WWII | 3 | DC -- World War II Memorial -- Under construction Under construction. |
2003_DC_WWII | 16 | DC -- World War II Memorial -- Under construction |
2005_DC_4th_Fireworks_050704 | 17 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2005) from the Lincoln Memorial |
2009_DC_Lincoln_4th | 34 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2009) -- Waiting for the fireworks at the Lincoln Memorial |
2009_DC_4th_Fireworks_090704 | 51 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2009) from the Lincoln Memorial |
2010_DC_4th_Fireworks_100704 | 49 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2010) from the Lincoln Memorial |
2013_DC_4th_Fireworks_130704 | 87 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2013) from the Lincoln Memorial |
2014_DC_4th_Fireworks_140704 | 129 | Fireworks -- 4th of July on the Mall (2014) from the Lincoln Memorial |
2004_DC_WW2_Surigao_040528 | 4 | WW2 -- Battle of Surigao Strait:
Sen. John Warner and Adm. J. L. Holloway. Moderated by Dave Winkler John W. Warner enlisted in the U.S. Navy at the age of 17 in 1945, serving as an electronic technician’s mate. He began a second tour of active military duty during the Korean War, serving as a ground officer with the First Marine Air Wing. He later became Secretary of the Navy, and has served... |
2004_DC_WW2_Eagles_040528 | 9 | WW2 -- Creating, Crafting, and Installing the Memorial’s Bronze Eagles:
Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio), Larry Welker, Owner (Laran Bronze), Patrick Oakes (Executive Vice-President, Apex Piping Systems, Inc.). Moderated by John Vlach. Raymond Kaskey is a sculptor and architect, best known for his works of civic art, particularly the large allegorical figures he creates from bronze, copper, and stone. Kaskey designed the sculptures for the National World War II Memorial; and was assisted in the creation of these works by sculptors... |
2004_DC_WW2_Monument_040527 | 6 | WW2 -- Designing the Memorial: Architecture and Sculpture:
Friedrich St. Florian (Design Architect, Natl World War II Memorial) and Raymond Kaskey (Sculptor, Kaskey Studio). Moderated by John Vlach. Friedrich St. Florian, a distinguished professor and former dean of the Rhode Island School of Design, is the design architect for the National World War II Memorial. His design was selected from more than 400 entries in a nationwide competition conducted by the General Services Administration and the... |
2004_DC_WW2_Blacks_040528 | 6 | WW2 -- Experience of African Americans in World War II:
Ossie Davis (Army) and William J. Powell (Army). Moderated by Linda Wertheimer. Ossie Davis helped establish an African-American medical station in Liberia while serving in the U.S. Army during World War II. Ever since his acting debut in 1946, he has made numerous appearances on film, stage, and television. He and his wife, Ruby Dee, have received the National Medal of Arts and... |
2004_DC_WW2_DDay_040527 | 6 | WW2 -- Eyewitness to D-Day:
Sam Gibbons. Moderated by Gary Rhay. Introduced by Beverly Lindsey. Sam M. Gibbons began his military service in June 1941 as part of the 101st Airborne Division. He led Parachute Infantry forces in the pre-dawn invasion of Normandy on D-Day. Elected to the Florida State House of Representatives in 1953, he served there until 1958; and from 1959 to 1963 served in the... |
2004_DC_WW2_Internment_040530 | 12 | WW2 -- Internment of Japanese Americans in Wyoming:
Norman Mineta (Secretary of Transportation) and Alan Simpson (former U.S. Senator from Wyoming). Moderated by Marc Pachter Norman Mineta and his family were among the 120,000 Americans of Japanese ancestry forced from their homes and into internment camps during World War II. From 1975 to 1995, he was a member of U.S. House of Representatives, representing California’s Silicon Valley. Under President Bill Clinton, he served... |
2004_DC_WW2_Nissei_040527 | 6 | WW2 -- Japanese Americans in World War II:
Grant Ichikawa (Military Intelligence Service), Norman Ikari (442nd Regimental Combat Team), and Jean Kariya (Internment Camp Survivor). Moderated by Franklin Odo. Grant Ichikawa volunteered to serve in the Military Intelligence Service in November 1942, and was later sent to Japan as a member of the Occupation Forces. He spent additional tours working as a civilian for an intelligence organization in Japan, Indonesia, and Vietnam. Ichikawa is president of the... |
2004_DC_WW2_Navajo_040528 | 11 | WW2 -- Navajo Code Talkers:
Sam Billison, Keith Little, and Sam Smith. Moderated by Jeff Anthony Sam Billison enlisted in the Marines in 1943, and landed on Iwo Jima on the second day of the battle. With other Code Talkers, he transmitted more than 800 error-free messages during the 36 days of fighting. Following the war, Billison served as a school principal for many years, and was elected to the... |
2004_DC_WW2_Tuskegee_040527 | 9 | WW2 -- Tuskegee Airmen:
Lee Archer, Thomas Lowery, and Charles McGee. Moderated by Thomas Doherty. Lee A. Archer, Jr. is the first and only confirmed “ace” of the Tuskegee Airmen, having earned the Distinguished Flying Cross and the Air Medal with 18 clusters. As a fighter pilot in Europe, Archer flew 169 combat missions; and returned to combat during the Korean War. After retiring from the Air Force... |
2004_DC_WW2_Holocaust_040530 | 11 | WW2 -- U.S. Army and the Holocaust
John Dolibois (interrogator of Nazi War Criminals at Nuremberg) and John Withers (aided Holocaust survivors in Germany). Moderated by Jeff Anthony. John Dolibois served as a captain in Military Intelligence, and was assigned to the International War Crimes Trial in Nuremberg, Germany. There he interrogated (among others) Hermann Goering, Julius Streicher, and Joachim von Ribbentrop. He served as the U.S. Ambassador to Luxembourg from 1981 to 1985,... |
2004_DC_WW2_Mall | 83 | WW2 -- Various pictures of the Mall during the Tribute to A Generation: Natl World War II Reunion |
2004_DC_WW2_Pres_040527 | 12 | WW2 -- Veterans as Presidential Candidates:
Bob Dole (Army, 10th Mountain Division) and George McGovern (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Marc Pachter Bob Dole was a captain with the 10th Mountain Division in Italy, and was twice wounded in combat. He served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas from 1961 to 1969 and as a U.S. Senator until 1996. His terms as both Senate Minority Leader and Senate Majority Leader set a record as the nation’s longest... |
2004_DC_WW2_Baseball_040530 | 8 | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Baseball Players:
Bob Feller (Navy and Cleveland Indians), Monte Irvin (Army and New York Giants), and Buck O’Neil (Navy and Kansas City Monarchs). Moderated by Liane Hansen. Bob Feller served four years in the U.S. Navy, earning eight battle stars as the chief of a gun crew on the battleship USS Alabama. Known for his fiery fastball, he holds the record as the pitcher with the most wins (266) in Cleveland Indians history. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1962... |
2004_DC_WW2_Film_040530 | 8 | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Film Performers:
Jack Palance (Army Air Forces). Moderated by Thomas Doherty Jack Palance flew surveillance planes for the Army Air Corps during World War II. Known for his tough persona on screen, Palance has made numerous films since his movie debut in 1950, including Shane, Attack, The Professionals, Bagdad Cafe, and Batman. He won an Academy Award for his performance in City... |
2004_DC_WW2_Journalists_040528 | 29 | WW2 -- World War II Veterans as Journalists:
Allen Neuharth (Army, USA Today) and Mike Wallace (Navy, CBS News), Moderated by Thomas Doherty Allen Neuharth served with General George Patton’s Third Army in Europe. Following the war, he worked as a reporter for several newspapers in South Dakota, and then held management positions with the Miami Herald, Detroit Free Press, and Rochester Times-Union. As chairman and chief executive officer of... |
2004_DC_WW2_Review_040529 | 39 | WW2 -- "Tribute to a Generation" (@ MCI Center) This was a freebie event that was done four times at the MCI Center. It featured some hammy folks acting out the history of World War II. The acting varied but the sets were well done -- you'd see submarine conning towers, ship bunks, invasion beaches, etc. Then there were some military bands playing... |