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National World War II Memorial

Through the efforts of the Honor Flight Network, dozens of veterans get their first look at the National World War II Memorial.  Learn more about the National World War II Memorial: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/












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Veterans Virtually Travel to the World War II Memorial



The World War II memorial wasn't built until 2004 and, sadly, most World War II veterans won't live long enough to see it. In an effort to get veterans to Washington, D.C., Honor Flight has flown thousands of veterans to see their memorial. But some veterans who apply to go on these free flights are too sick to travel.

Now, using new technology, there's a way aging and even terminally ill veterans across the country can still experience an Honor Flight without leaving their home, hospital bed or assisted living center.

In a partnership with the Veterans United Network, Virtual Photo Walks and Central Missouri Honor Flight, volunteers are using Google+ Hangouts to provide virtual tours of not only the WWII memorial in Washington, D.C., but Pearl Harbor, the beaches of Normandy, France, the site of the D-Day Invasion, and even battleships like the USS Alabama. Future plans call for virtual tours to Mount Suribachi, the site of the flag raising during the battle for Iwo Jima.

How Does it Work?

Volunteers bring laptops to aging veterans who experience a virtual tour in real time by joining a Google+ Hangout, which is a 10-person video chat room. The veterans can talk with fellow veterans, see their memorials and ask questions about them in real time, all from a laptop. Additional volunteers with video cameras attached to live streaming rigs serve as the arms and legs for the veteran, responding to their requests to move in closer or linger at a certain location near their memorial. The service is free and open to any veteran of any conflict who is not able to fly.

If you know of a veteran who isn't able to travel who would enjoy a virtual tour of their memorials, please visit www.vu.com/plus1 to print an application. If you know of a veteran who IS able to travel and would enjoy a free experience to Washington, D.C., please visit www.honorflight.org. Don't wait. We are losing our World War II veterans at a rate of about a thousand a day nationwide. For more information on "Virtual Photo Walks" for non-veterans, please visit www.google.com/+virtualphotowalks
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American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial

Transcending conflicts, service branches and generations, the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial will express America's lasting gratitude to the men and women whose lives were forever changed in service to our country. Once completed, visitors will be able to tour the memorial in Washington, DC.   Here are videos of the memorial in the making:



Hundreds of disabled veterans and federal officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony in Washington, D.C., for the first permanent memorial dedicated to America's disabled veterans Nov. 10, 2010. More information on the AMERICAN VETERANS DISABLED FOR LIFE MEMORIAL can be found at http://www.avdlm.org.



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Location: Washington, DC, USA

September 11 Memorial Tours

Today we remember the past, honor our heroes and share with you tours of the memorial sites honoring them.  Afterglow made a beautiful video of the 30-feet golden waterfalls flow into the abyss 9/11 Memorial at the World Trade Center in New York - an elegantly beautiful but sad place.

 

This video was filmed as part of a video project for New York HD "Afterglow." Check out the completed video here: Architect Michael Arad gives us a video tour of the 9/11 Memorial Plaza and explains the meaning behind the elements.
 

Here is a virtual overview of the New York site:
 

Scott Pelley tours the 9/11 memorial in New York City's ground zero ahead of the opening weekend.
 

This video gives a look in the museum:



Watch a tour from 2008 at this temporary memorial site erected in Pennsylvania:
 

As a preview to the Architects of Healing ceremony, AIA President Jeff Potter, FAIA, opened the May 17 general session with the story of the Flight 93 National Memorial. In a special video debuted at convention, Paul Murdoch, AIA, talked about the feelings that became the inspiration for the memorial.
 

Here is an overview of the Flight 93 Memorial in the making:
 

On their website, they also have a virtual visit of the Garden of Reflection Memorial in Pennsylvania.

This video is a virtual tour of the Pentagon Memorial from the Pentagon Memorial Fund:



Last year, the National September 11 Memorial & Museum joined the Ad Council to launch a public service advertising campaign asking citizens to "honor, remember and reunite" for the 10th anniversary of 9/11 by visiting the Memorial.
 

If making plans to visit, visit the websites of the memorials:

National September 11 Memorial & Museum | World Trade Center
www.911memorial.org

National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial | Pentagon Memorial Fund
pentagonmemorial.org

Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial
http://www.9-11memorialgarden.org


Like and follow the memorials on Facebook:

National September 11 Memorial & Museum | World Trade Center
http://www.facebook.com/911memorial

National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial | Pentagon Memorial Fund
http://www.facebook.com/PentagonMemorial

Garden of Reflection 9/11 Memorial
http://www.facebook.com/garden.of.reflection


May we never forget and also may we live in peace.


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