{"content":[{"text":"LST534 Newsletter \n D-Day Museum in New Orleans City Councilmember; and Michael G. Walling spoke about \n Thomas Krentel, representing the the Coast Guard’s critical role in \n Just what happened to the D-Day The Gloria Shearin Smith and Ivy the Battle of the Atlantic and \n Museum after Hurricane Katrina? A. Smith, Jr. Charitable Trust a u t o g r a p h e d h i s b o o k , \n ( R e p r i n t e d f r o m which generously underwrote the Bloodstained Sea. \n www.ddaymuseum.org): day’s free admission and special \n activities. Bill Detweiler, former Veterans for the USS St. Louis, \n With cheers from an enthusiastic Museum Trustee and Past the WWII light cruiser that was at \n crowd and the “boom” of WWII National Commander of the Pearl Harbor, presented a model \n artillery, the National D-Day American Legion, served as of the ship and the flag from \n Museum reopened to visitors on Master of Ceremonies. December 7, 1941 to the \n Saturday, December 3 after being Museum. \n closed for 93 days following Archbishop Philip Hannan, a \n Hurricane Katrina. The Museum WWII veteran of the storied 82d A highlight of the afternoon was \n has been designated by Congress Airborne Division, gave a stirring a concert by Rocky’s Hot Fox \n as the country’s National World invocation and Tech Sgt. Kenneth Trot Orchestra, playing the \n War II Museum and is the only Hollins of the Louisiana Air swinging sounds of the WWII \n national museum in the region. National Guard led the National era. Visitors cut a rug to such \n Anthem before the crowds of tunes as “It Don’t’ Mean A Thing \n Museum President and CEO Dr. visitors poured in beneath a If It Ain’t Got That Swing,” \n Gordon H. “Nick” Mueller called Museum banner proclaiming “We “Don’t Sit Under the Apple Tree \n the day a great occasion for the Have Returned” with the classic with Anyone Else But Me,” “the \n Museum and another important WWII photograph of Gen. A-Train” and “Boogie-Woogie \n step toward the rebuilding of our Douglas MacArthur striding Bugle Boy.” \n city and the tourism industry. He through the surf. \n affirmed that The National D-Day Enthusiastic visitors toured the With its reopening The National \n Museum will continue its planned exhibition galleries and D-Day Museum begins new days \n expansion over the next several participated in the many special and hours for the months ahead: \n years. When completed, the activities throughout the day. \n Museum campus will occupy Children and parents enjoyed Tuesdays and Wednesdays 10-6 \n three full blocks in downtown’s such hands-on projects as Morse Thursdays and Fridays noon – 8 \n Warehouse and Arts District. Coding, building models of the Saturdays 10-6 \n famous Higgins Boat D-Day Closed Sundays & Mondays \n Joining Dr. Mueller for the landing craft and poster-making. \n ribbon-cutting and welcoming Adults and children alike posed \n remarks were Vice-Admiral Thad in frames of famous WWII US LST Convention \n Allen, appointed by the President posters “Uncle Sam Wants You” \n as Chief of the federal hurricane and “We Can Do It!” The US LST Association will \n recovery effort in the Gulf South; hold its annual reunion this year \n David Voelker, Chairman of the The Museum’s Director of in Nashville, Tennessee from \n Museum Board of Trustees; Research Martin Morgan gave a August 31 to September 5, 2006. \n Major General David Mize fascinating briefing on Pearl The headquarter hotel is the \n [USMC,Ret.], Chairman of the Harbor, wearing an authentic Sheraton Nashville Downtown \n Mayor’s Military Advisory period military uniform. Hotel. For further information, \n Council; Jacquelyn Brechtel contact Linda Gunjak at 800-228- \n Clarkson, Museum Trustee and 5870.","bbox":{"left":0.065098,"top":0.048983,"width":0.851078,"height":0.853911}}],"images_bbox":[],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[]}