I remember the day it all started. David’s radiant face appeared on my phone screen, standing confidently at the helm, black watch cap pulled low, with rigging and old Glory fluttering in the breeze. In that moment, a sense of foreboding crept over me—as if a tentacle was reaching out, …
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BY ANNIE WARMAN Originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch on May 22, 2026 Most wounds heal with time, but for our nation’s veterans and their families, some wounds never fully close. This was especially evident during the Virginia War Memorial Foundation’s inaugural Salute to Service Reunion Celebration on March 21st, …
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Payton Amos is the Virginia War Memorial’s (VWM) Education Intern for the spring of 2026. A first-year graduate student at Virginia Commonwealth University and alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute, both as a History major, Payton specializes on the military aspects of World War II. He contributed to this series …
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Cynthia Lin is the Virginia War Memorial’s Education Intern for the fall of 2025. A senior at Virginia Commonwealth University and a dual major in History and Urban and Regional Studies, Cynthia is working on a blog series that features interns interviewing veterans about their service in the U.S. Military. …
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Welcome to the third adventure in our Virginia Archives Month series! The U.S. Navy celebrated their 250th birthday on October 13, 2025 at the Virginia War Memorial. In honor of their celebration, this week’s post will focus on photographs from Navy veterans. Anna Mangum Cope and the Korean War Although …
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Welcome to the second week of Virginia Archives Month! This October, the St. James Armenian Church of Richmond, VA hosted their 65th Annual Armenian Food Festival. It is one of the city’s oldest and longest running food festivals, and celebrates the rich history of the Armenian community in the River …
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Oh Snap!: Photography in the Archives The Virginia Archives Month is a part of the annual celebration of American Archives Month held in October. The observance raises awareness of the importance of preserving and sharing local, state, and national historical records. This year’s theme is Oh Snap!: Photography in the …
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Davis Jansen is the Virginia War Memorial’s Education Intern for the summer of 2025. A rising senior at Virginia Commonwealth University and a history major, Davis is working on a new blog series that features interns interviewing veterans about their war time experiences. On Tuesday, July 22, 2025, I sat …
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“One Week in October,” the Virginia War Memorial Foundation’s latest documentary, secures an Emmy® Award The Virginia War Memorial Foundation and Blue Ridge PBS are proud to announce that the 2023 documentary One Week in October was awarded an Emmy® Award for Outstanding Military Documentary Film – Long Form Content …
Continue ReadingThe Virginia War Memorial Opens a New Exhibit On 80th Anniversary of World War II D-Day Landings D+80: Virginians in the Normandy Invasion Tells the Stories of Virginians Who Were There The new Virginia War Memorial exhibit, “D+80: Virginians in the Normandy Invasion,” opened to the public June 6, 2024 …
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