Nancy Gugler, in honor of Wendell Gugler, 10th Mountain Division You Were Worth IT Foundation
On June 6, 2024, the world will mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day.
Help us commemorate this historic occasion at the Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum in Abilene, Kansas, the boyhood home and final resting place of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
We are inviting all World War II veterans to join us in our goal to host the largest gathering of World War II veterans in the United States!
9 am: Meet a World War II Veteran, Visitors Center 9 am-5 pm: Free Museum Entry 10 am-4:30 pm: Veteran Video, Library Lobby 10 am & 1 pm: World War II Reenacting Corp, Lawn west of the Library 11 am: Remembrance Ceremony, Eisenhower Statue Watch Live!* 12 pm: Ft. Riley 1st Division Brass Quintet, Eisenhower Statue 12-4:30 pm: Hands On History Carts, Museum 2 pm: Veterans Panel, Visitors Center Watch Live!*
*Recordings of the Remembrance Ceremony and Veterans Panel will also be posted to YouTube after the event.
Are you a WWII veteran interested in attending? Register below.