On March 6, 2024, VCU Publishing announced the third annual VCU Publishing Awards. These awards recognize scholarship and creativity from VCU Publishing’s journal partners. VCU Libraries publishes seven open access peer-reviewed scholarly journals. VCU Publishing also hosts the archives of the Virginia War Memorial Foundation’s Mighty Pen Project, which provides …
Continue ReadingThe Virginia War Memorial Hosts the Annual Key Exchange Ceremony for Wreaths Across America in Partnership with J.B. Hunt Transportation Services On Thursday, December 14, the Virginia War Memorial co-hosted a Key Exchange Ceremony at the Virginia War Memorial with our community partner J.B. Hunt Transportation Services. The ceremony honored …
Continue ReadingGarden Club of Virginia Bestows the Prestigious “Common Wealth Award” to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation On October 18th, the Garden Club of Virginia awarded the 2023 Common Wealth Award to the Virginia War Memorial Foundation for our Public Green Space Project. This prestigious and historic recognition dates to the …
Continue ReadingOur 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 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 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 ReadingFt. Lee is the only one of the nine installations mandated for a name change to honor two different service members. The changeover is not expected to happen until early 2024. The Virginia War Memorial Foundation is hosting an “Insider Bus Trip” to visit Ft. Lee, including the Army Women’s …
Continue ReadingOn Wednesday, December 15th, the Virginia War Memorial hosted a Key Exchange Ceremony in the Brice Heilman Amphitheater. The ceremony recognized the truck drivers delivering wreaths to more than 2,500 veteran cemeteries across the country, most notably Arlington National Cemetery, as part of National Wreaths Across America Day, taking place …
Continue ReadingIn a project done in partnership with Virginia Commonwealth University, students helped gather information about the 1,303 Virginians listed on our Shrine of Memory. By Brian McNeill Originally published on VCU news. Walter “Butch” Boyd, a 19-year-old private first class in the U.S. Marine Corps from Norfolk, Virginia, was one of 26 …
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