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WWII Memorial Exhibit at WIMSA
WIMSA (WOMEN IN MILITARY SERVICE TO AMERICA) is probably the best-kept secret in Washington, DC. It is is one of the more significant yet invisible architectural triumphs in DC. It is so in perfectly attuned to the cemetery’s overall facade that it goes unnoticed. The interior of the Memorial has sweeping forty foot ceilings half of which are skylights which blow vast amounts of light into the interior, so much so that I am constantly surprised that the prints show no sign of fading
Faye Wisely
One of Honor Flight’s great leaders Faye Wisely passed away this week of cancer. She was wonderful and the first person I contacted about Honor Flight. At the time, Honor Flight as an organization was more a concept than a reality. She recommended I call Earl Morse. Eight years and two thousand veterans later, she […]
Honor Flight Chicago Roundtrip
The trip with Chicago Honor Flight was amazing. 5000 people were at the airport to greet the veterans upon their return with bagpipes wailing, four marching bands, 1500 sailors, 700 motorcyclists and some two to three thousand family, friends and boy scouts,… . It was electric! Chicago really turns it on so I managed […]
Honor Flight Akron Canton at WWII Memorial for last time
200 Canton Akron (CAK) WWII Veterans and Guardians at the WWII Memorial hold aloft a banner which reads “MISSION ACCOMPLISHED”. After twenty plus flights and five years of service, Honor Flight Akron Canton (Ohio) flew it’s last flight this September 22, 2012. The veterans and guardians posed in front of the WWII Memorial fountains to celebrate. […]
Spirit of ’45
A “Wall of Honor” consisting of the faces of 1,945 men and women who served during World War II was unveiled at the National World War II Memorial on Saturday morning, August 11, to mark National Spirit of ’45 Day honoring the men and women who were the “ordinary heroes” of WWII. The “Wall” includes […]
Honor Flight Chicago at WWII Memorial
Every three weeks, Honor Flight Chicago brings in four buses of veterans to visit their Memorial. Despite the fact that DC has “cooled off” from the 100 degree temperatures of last week, the 90 degree weather on Wednesday felt warm enough. However, Mother Nature is no rival for the energy and spirit of Honor Flight […]
WWII MEMORIAL: JEWEL OF THE MALL: THE COVER
It’s been ten years since I began the WWII Memorial project and I am delighted
Bay Light
A beautiful day of photography on the Bay. and a few photos for the Tidewater project. Herrington Harbour is just getting ready for the season and looks spectacularly fresh. The Osprey have set up their nests in the channel and the ducks have temporarily taken over the pool. Next weekend, they’ll have some competition.
Rocky Mountain Honor Flight May 18 2012
Mary Haddon of Rocky Mountain Honor Flight was at the WWII Memorial with about thirty veterans and their guardians. The weather was DC at its best and promised to continue for the weekend which is supposed to be jam-packed with flights. The veteran on the left was celebrating his 93rd birthday. You can see more […]
Cherry Blossoms: 100 Years
The Cherry Blossom Festival has been extended this year to accommodate a record 2 million visitors. I’ll be down at the Cherry Blossom Festival Welcome area signing WWII MEMORIAL: Jewel of the Mall and DC PHOTO BOOK: An Insider’s View for the National Park Service. Eastern National, an educational affiliate of the Park Service will have a tent […]
WWII MEMORIAL BOOK REVISION!
The revised WWII Memorial book will be 28 pages thicker with a gloss 140 lb stock on the cover. Sculptor Ray Kaskey’s use of the “lost wax” process is examined in more detail and a new section called a “A Living MemoriaL” documents the day-to-day activities that make this Memorial so unique. Click on a […]
Lincoln Light
I must have fifty discreet “views” of the Lincoln but it seems there is always another. Look for it in the upcoming revised edition of DC PHOTO BOOK: An Insider’s View of Washington, DC
750 Veterans visit Memorial
Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole and General Colin Powell greet 750 WWII Veterans who visited the WWII Memorial this last Saturday. I took a few pictures but more importantly, I directed bus traffic! The pictures are available for free download to veterans and their families. Veterans groups are featured in Jewel of the Mall: World War […]
WWII Talks by Dan Arant at WWII Memorial
Dan Arant has been a National Park Service volunteer sine 1993 and serves at the Vietnam Memorial and the WWII Memorial. His current topics are: Pearl Harbor, Midway, and Iwo Jima. Future planned topics are: The Battle of the Atlantic, Japan’s Kamikaze Force, and the Surrener Ceremony on the USS Missouri. Each talk is supported […]