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Commemorating the 70th Anniversary of V-J Day
US Freedom Pavilion: The Boeing Center

Though the fighting had ceased some three weeks earlier, September 2, 1945, was officially the day to celebrate the end of World War II. Crewmembers crowded the decks of the USS Missouri as the Japanese officially signed the formal surrender documents. The gruesome, exhausting, brutal war was officially over, three and a half years after the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor.

The Museum will commemorate this important WWII anniversary with speakers and archival footage reflecting on the meaning and legacy of Victory over Japan.

10:30 a.m.– 11:00 a.m.

USMC New Orleans Brass Quintet Performance

11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.

V-J Day Ceremony
Ceremony commemorating the end of the war in Japan. Museum president and CEO Gordon H. "Nick" Mueller, PhD, will discuss the meaning and legacy of the Allied victory over Japan as well as America's place in the postwar world. Australian Ambassador Kim Beazley will join us to discuss the end of the war from another Allied perspective for this historic anniversary.

For more information, call 504-582-1944 x 229.

Can't make it to the Museum? Watch the event live.

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Time: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM


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