2016-06-07T14:49:22-05:00 2015-12-31 541156733 FRANK & COMPANY PC 1360 BEVERLY ROAD SUITE 300 MCLEAN VA 22101 990 2015-01-01 134358477 FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC FRIE 2026752017 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE NO 316 WASHINGTON DC 20003 HOLLY ROTONDI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026752017 2016-06-07 1 R MATTHEW FRANK P01277196 7038210702 2016-06-07 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z X HOLLY ROTONDI 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE NO 316 WASHINGTON DC 20003 1253020 0 X WWIIMEMORIALFRIENDS.ORG X 2007 DC TO INITIATE AND SUPPORT COMMEMORATIVE AND CELEBRATORY EVENTS AT THE WWWII MEMORIAL. TO KEEP ALIVE THE SPIRIT OF WWII, ITS LESSONS, LEGACY AND SACRIFICES AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE CONTINUED CARE OF THE MEMORIAL AND ITS SURROUNDING GROUNDS. 21 20 2 25 0 0 638648 1251328 0 0 1179 1692 2000 0 641827 1253020 0 0 0 0 260699 214220 43328 45592 163372 350896 419854 654923 679666 -13096 573354 1244900 1837517 30447 51417 1214453 1786100 X THE ORGANIZATION IS DEDICATED TO ENSURING THAT THE LEGACY, LESSONS, AND SACRIFICES OF WORLD WAR II (WWII) ARE NOT FORGOTTEN AND ENHANCING THE EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE FOR VISITORS TO THE NATIONAL WWII MEMORIAL (THE MEMORIAL) IN WASHINGTON, DC. THE ORGANIZATION WAS ESTABLISHED BY FORMER AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION (ABMC) MEMBERS, WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR IMPLEMENTING A CONGRESSIONAL MANDATE TO RECOMMEND A SITE AND DESIGN AND TO FUND AND BUILD THE MEMORIAL. THEY WERE CONCERNED WITH MAKING THE MEMORIAL ALL THAT IT WAS INTENDED TO BE BY ITS PLANNERS: AN OPEN, WELCOMING, GATHERING PLACE ON THE NATIONAL MALL; A PLACE OF REVERENT REMEMBRANCE; AND A PLACE TO HONOR AND CELEBRATE THE SPIRIT OF AMERICA DURING WWII. WITH GROWING PRIVATE SUPPORT, THE COOPERATION OF THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, THE MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON, AND OTHERS, THESE HOPES ARE BEING REALIZED. 0 0 194928 EDUCATION - IN 2015, FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL CONTINUED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND RESOURCES. TO THIS END, FRIENDS COLLECTED AND ARCHIVED VIDEO INTERVIEWS OF WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE GREATEST GENERATION THROUGH OUR "VOICES OF WORLD WAR II" PROGRAM; MADE CURRICULUM MATERIALS AVAILABLE TO EDUCATORS ACROSS THE COUNTRY VIA OUR WEBSITE; AND HOSTED A THIRD ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES FEATURING PROMINENT HISTORIANS.ON NOVEMBER 10, FRIENDS HELD THE THIRD ANNUAL NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY'S LINCOLN HALL AUDITORIUM. DURING A LECTURE TITLED "BIG IDEAS FOR BIG CHALLENGES," AUTHOR AND JOURNALIST TOM BROKAW SPOKE ON THE LASTING SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE WAR ON AMERICA AND THE WORLD. 237060 COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS - IN COOPERATION WITH THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE, FRIENDS HAS THE LEAD RESPONSIBILITY IN PLANNING AND STAGING MAJOR NATIONAL COMMEMORATIVE EVENTS AT THE MEMORIAL ON V-E DAY, MEMORIAL DAY, V-J DAY, VETERANS DAY, AND PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY AND SPONSORS FREE PUBLIC PERFORMANCES OF MILITARY BANDS AT THE MEMORIAL. THE CEREMONIES AND CONCERTS ARE FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. THE CEREMONIES INCLUDE A FORMAL PRESENTATION OF WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL OF STARS TO HONOR THE MORE THAN 400,000 AMERICANS WHO DIED IN WWII. EACH COMMEMORATIVE CEREMONY BEGINS WITH A PRESENTATION OF PATRIOTIC MUSIC BY VARIOUS MILITARY BANDS, FOLLOWED BY THE PRESENTATION OF THE COLORS BY THE ARMED FORCES COLOR GUARD. THE PROGRAM FEATURES REMARKS BY HONORED GUESTS AND A KEYNOTE SPEAKER. ALL CEREMONIES END WITH THE PLAYING OF TAPS. BATTLE OF IWO JIMA 70TH ANNIVERSARY WREATH LAYING: THE FEBRUARY 19 WREATH LAYING MARKED THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF IWO JIMA, A FIVE-WEEK BATTLE THAT COMPRISED SOME OF THE FIERCEST AND BLOODIEST FIGHTING OF THE PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS OF WORLD WAR II. FOR THE COMMEMORATION, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, FRIENDS CHAIRMAN JOSIAH BUNTING III, AND OTHERS PLACED A WREATH AT THE PACIFIC ARCH OF THE WWII MEMORIAL IN HONOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN THIS HISTORIC BATTLE AND IN MEMORY OF THE NEARLY 7,000 AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.BATTLE OF OKINAWA 70TH ANNIVERSARY WREATH LAYING: THE APRIL 1 WREATH LAYING MARKED THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF OKINAWA, THE BLOODIEST BATTLE OF THE PACIFIC WAR. FOR THE COMMEMORATION, WORLD WAR II VETERANS, FRIENDS CHAIRMAN JOSIAH BUNTING III, AND OTHERS PLACED A WREATH AT THE PACIFIC ARCH OF THE WWII MEMORIAL IN HONOR ALL THOSE WHO SERVED IN THIS HISTORIC BATTLE AND IN MEMORY OF THE MORE THAN 12,000 AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES.V-E DAY CEREMONY: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLIED FORCES VICTORY IN EUROPE DURING WORLD WAR II, THE MAY 8 V-E DAY CEREMONY PAID SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO ALL WORLD WAR II VETERANS AND ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER DURING THE WAR. MADELEINE ALBRIGHT'S SISTER KATHY SILVA GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED A WREATH AT THE FREEDOM WALL WITH REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ALLIED NATIONS, VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II, AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO WERE LIBERATED FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS AT THE END OF THE WAR. AUTHOR ALEX KERSHAW SERVED AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND EXPERT HISTORIAN. THE U.S. AIR FORCE BAND "THE AIRMEN OF NOTE" PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT. THE CEREMONY WAS FOLLOWED BY THE "ARSENAL OF DEMOCRACY WORLD WAR II VICTORY CAPITOL FLYOVER" OF 56-HISTORIC WWII AIRCRAFT.MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: THE MAY 25 MEMORIAL DAY OBSERVANCE AT THE WWII MEMORIAL PAID SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE DURING WORLD WAR II. NORWEGIAN ASSISTANT DEFENSE MINISTER GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II. THE UNITED STATES ARMY BAND "PERSHING'S OWN" PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.D-DAY 71ST ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION: THE JUNE 6 CEREMONY COMMEMORATED THE 71 YEARS SINCE 160,000 ALLIED TROOPS LANDED ALONG A 50-MILE STRETCH OF HEAVILY-FORTIFIED FRENCH COASTLINE TO FIGHT NAZI GERMANY ON THE BEACHES OF NORMANDY, FRANCE. ELLIOTT "TOBY" ROOSEVELT III, THE GREAT-GRANDSON OF PRESIDENT FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT, SPOKE FOR HIS FAMOUS FAMILY AND READ THE FORMER PRESIDENT'S D-DAY PRAYER. FRIENDS BOARD MEMBER LIEUTENANT GENERAL CLAUDE "MICK" KICKLIGHTER ALSO PROVIDED REMARKS. AS PART OF THE CEREMONY, WWII AND D-DAY VETERANS PLACED WREATHS AT THE ATLANTIC ARCH OF THE WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL. HONOR FLIGHT AUSTIN (TEXAS), LAKE COUNTY HONOR FLIGHT (ILLINOIS), AND NORTH COAST HONOR FLIGHT (CALIFORNIA) AND NEARLY 100 STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE SALK MIDDLE SCHOOL IN ELK RIVER, MINNESOTA TOOK PART IN THIS SPECIAL EVENT. THE MILITARY DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON PROVIDED MILITARY SUPPORT FOR THE EVENT INCLUDING PERFORMANCES BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND BRASS QUINTET. V-J DAY CEREMONY: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ALLIED FORCES VICTORY IN THE PACIFIC AND THE END OF WORLD WAR II, THE SEPTEMBER 2 V-J DAY CEREMONY CELEBRATED THE SPIRIT OF UNITY OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE DURING THIS PIVOTAL MOMENT IN OUR NATION'S HISTORY AND GAVE RECOGNITION TO ALL WORLD WAR II VETERANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO FOUGHT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR, AS WELL AS ALL THOSE WHO SERVED ON THE HOME FRONT. FORMER SENATOR BOB DOLE AND MAJOR GENERAL JOHN P. HERRLING, USA (RET.) GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL ALONG WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II. AUTHOR RICHARD B. FRANK SERVED AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND EXPERT HISTORIAN. THE UNITED STATES NAVY CEREMONIAL BAND PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.VETERANS DAY CEREMONY: THE NOVEMBER 11 VETERANS DAY CEREMONY PAID TRIBUTE TO THE MORE THAN 16 MILLION MEN AND WOMEN WHO SERVED WITH THE U.S. ARMED FORCES DURING WORLD WAR II. THE CEREMONY FEATURED REMARKS BY UNITED STATES MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR PAUL N. JAENICHEN SR. MR. JAENICHEN ALSO PRESENTED A WREATH AT THE FREEDOM WALL ALONG WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II. THE UNITED STATES ARMY BAND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.PEARL HARBOR REMEMBRANCE DAY CEREMONY: THE DECEMBER 7 PEARL HARBOR DAY REMEMBRANCE CEREMONY WAS HELD TO REMEMBER AND HONOR ALL THOSE WHO DIED IN THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. THE CEREMONY BEGAN WITH THE TOLLING OF A U.S. NAVY BELL MARKING THE FIRST MOMENTS OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. NAVY REAR ADMIRAL CRAIG S. FALLER, CHIEF OF LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS FOR THE SECRETARY OF THE NAVY GAVE REMARKS. HE ALSO JOINED PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS IN LAYING WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE MORE THAN 400,000 AMERICANS WHO LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE WORLD WAR II, INCLUDING THE MORE THAN 2,400 WHO LOST THEIR LIVES ON DECEMBER 7, 1941. AMONG THOSE VETERANS IN ATTENDANCE WAS MR. FRANK LEVINGSTON OF LAKE CHARLES, LOUISIANA, WHO AT 110-YEARS-OLD IS BELIEVED TO BE THE OLDEST LIVING WWII VETERAN. THE UNITED STATES NAVY CEREMONIAL BAND PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT.2015 SUMMER CONCERT SERIES: THE FRIENDS SUMMER CONCERT SERIES AT THE WWII MEMORIAL IS A PROGRAM THAT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AND OFFERS PERFORMANCES BY UNITED STATES MILITARY BANDS PRESENTING A VARIETY OF MUSIC FROM WWII SONGS TO SHOW TUNES TO PATRIOTIC MUSIC. 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