The National D-Day Museum's Grand Opening celebration was held in New Orleans, June 3-6. The servicemembers of WWII were honored through a building of memo¬rabilia which came to life after more than 15 years of planning.
The U.S. Armed Forces participated in several public events to help celebrate the museum opening and recognize the sacrifices and achievements of military veterans. The Marine Corps, Navy, Army, Air Force, the U.S. Coast Guard and National Guard gathered to honor World War II veterans with a military band weekend, an international naval port visit, an aerial review, a military parade and a final ceremony at the New Orleans Arena. The military band weekend featured bands such as the Marine Corps Band, New Orleans and the French Breton Naval Bagpipe Band.
