Our newest Documentary Film, One Week in October, premieres this month as we remember the 40th Anniversary of the Beirut Bombing and Operation Urgent Fury In October 1983, the United States found itself engaged in two very different military conflicts. The U.S. military was stationed in Beirut, Lebanon, as part …
Continue ReadingYou never know when history is being made. The Virginia War Memorial Foundation is proud to invite you to be a part of our annual Sips on the Skyline event on Friday, September 22, 2023—Your chance to be a part of history. The event, sponsored by veteran-owned business TMG, Inc, …
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, September 27, the Virginia War Memorial Foundation will host guest speaker Admiral James O. Ellis Jr, USN (Ret.) as part of our ongoing Leadership in America lecture series. The LIA series strives to examine topics of military readiness, economic strength, medical advances, and cultural influence. We highlight leaders …
Continue ReadingThis Summer, the Virginia War Memorial Foundation’s “Insider Trips” are taking Supporters and Friends to new places. This summer, the Virginia War Memorial Foundation is once again hosting a series of Bus Trips open to all friends and intrepid historians. We just completed our first journey last month, in partnership …
Continue ReadingDesmond Thomas Doss was born on February 7, 1919, in Lynchburg, Virginia. He was the second born of William and Bertha Doss. He was raised as a Seventh-day Adventist and attended Park Avenue Seventh-day Adventist Church school. He remained in school until eighth grade when he found a job at …
Continue ReadingThe Virginia War Memorial Foundation continues to expand the catalog of its Virginians at War Documentary Film Series. This award-winning film series includes 26 films, telling the stories of military and cultural history through firsthand accounts from veterans and families. They are available online via Vimeo and YouTube at no …
Continue ReadingPurple Up with the Virginia War Memorial There are more than 1.6 million children of military service members in the United States. Overall, military kids lead a very different lifestyle from those born into civilian homes. Their world revolves around the culture of the military, the constant cycle of movement, …
Continue ReadingThis month, the Virginia War Memorial Foundation will present four one-act plays written by Virginia veterans, which will be professionally produced and performed with leadership from Virginia Repertory Theatre, under the program title, War in Pieces. This co-production has grown out of the VWMF’s free veterans writing program, “The Mighty …
Continue Reading“50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience” Profiles The Lives And Stories Of 50 Vietnam War Veterans From Throughout The Commonwealth The Virginia War Memorial announces the public opening of the newest major exhibit, 50 Years Beyond: The Vietnam Veteran Experience on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The exhibit opening coincides with …
Continue ReadingAs the Virginia War Memorial Foundation reflects on the work accomplished in 2022, one notable project remains top of mind: preserving and sharing veteran histories. For more than a decade, the Memorial has collected veteran oral histories, mainly from World War II veterans and their surviving family members. These interviews, …
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