2014-10-31T13:46:44-05:00 2013-12-31 541156733 FRANK & COMPANY PC 1360 BEVERLY ROAD SUITE 300 MCLEAN VA 22101 990 2013-01-01 134358477 FRIENDS OF THE NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL INC FRIE 2026752017 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE NO 304 WASHINGTON DC 20003 HOLLY ROTONDI EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2026752017 2014-10-31 1 R MATTHEW FRANK P01277196 7038210702 2013 2015-11-30 17:44:51Z HOLLY ROTONDI 921 PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE SE NO 304 WASHINGTON DC 20003 469022 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. 19 16 9 25 0 0 537968 467787 0 0 -29787 1235 0 0 508181 469022 0 0 0 0 136692 311066 130000 102548 125278 134074 248826 400766 662440 107415 -193418 1433434 1260710 12467 33161 1420967 1227549 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 245590 EDUCATION - IN 2013, 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; PROVIDED TEACHERS WITH CURRICULUM MATERIALS; AND ESTABLISHED AN ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURE SERIES FEATURING PROMINENT HISTORIANS.THROUGHOUT THE YEAR, FRIENDS CONTINUED THE PROGRAM "CAPTURING THE VOICES OF WORLD WAR II," A MULTIFACETED EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM USING LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS TO INTERVIEW WWII VETERANS VISITING THE MEMORIAL. THIS INITIATIVE PRESERVES THE HISTORY OF OUR COUNTRY'S WWII VETERANS AND SAVES THEIR INTIMATE STORIES FOR FUTURE GENERATIONS. THE PROGRAM ENCOURAGES A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE AND THE HISTORIC SIGNIFICANCE OF WWII AND ALSO GIVES BOTH THE STUDENTS WHO CONDUCT THE INTERVIEWS AND THE VETERANS AND THEIR FAMILIES AN ENHANCED APPRECIATION OF THE MEMORIAL AND WHAT IT MEANS TO OUR COUNTRY AND ESPECIALLY TO WWII VETERANS. ON SEPTEMBER 23, FRIENDS LAUNCHED A REDESIGNED WEBSITE FEATURING A BRAND-NEW SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF THE "CAPTURING THE VOICES OF WORLD WAR II" VIDEO INTERVIEWS. THIS NEW WEBSITE FEATURE ALSO ALLOWS WEBSITE VISITORS TO LEAVE MESSAGES AFTER VIEWING THE VETERANS' INTERVIEWS. ARCHIVING THE VIDEOS AND MAKING THEM EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO VETERANS, FAMILIES, TEACHERS, AND STUDENTS CREATES A PRECIOUS TIME CAPSULE THAT WILL SERVE AS AN INVALUABLE RESOURCE TO EDUCATE AND ENGAGE MILLIONS OF PEOPLE NOW AND IN THE YEARS TO COME. THE NEWLY LAUNCHED WEBSITE ALSO FEATURES DOWNLOADABLE CURRICULUM MATERIALS THAT MAY BE USED IN THE CLASSROOM TO TEACH ABOUT WORLD WAR II HISTORY.ON NOVEMBER 12, FRIENDS HELD THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY'S LINCOLN HALL AUDITORIUM. DURING A LECTURE TITLED "HISTORY, MEMORY, AND THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II," RICK ATKINSON, A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS BOOKS ON WORLD WAR II, SPOKE ON THE LASTING SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE WAR ON AMERICA AND THE WORLD.ADDITIONALLY, THE FRIENDS DIRECTOR OF EDUCATION PRESENTED FORMAL TEACHING SESSIONS AT VARIOUS SCHOOLS, MUSEUMS, AND EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR. THESE INCLUDED: JANUARY 31, WOOTTON HIGH SCHOOL (ROCKVILLE, MD); FEBRUARY 5, U.S. MARINE CORPS MUSEUM (QUANTICO, VA); FEBRUARY 13, PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN-SERVICE (BOWIE, MD); MARCH 1, MIDDLE STATES COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE (DOVER, DE); MARCH 5, CLOSE-UP FOUNDATION (WASHINGTON, DC); APRIL 25, HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN-SERVICE (ELLICOTT CITY, MD); AUGUST 21, HOWARD COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN-SERVICE (ELLICOTT CITY, MD); AUGUST 28, FAIRFAX COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN-SERVICE (FAIRFAX, VA); NOVEMBER 2, VIRGINIA COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES CONFERENCE (ROANOKE, VA); AND NOVEMBER 22-24, NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR SOCIAL STUDIES (SAINT LOUIS, MO). 191235 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. V-E DAY CEREMONY: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 68TH 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. SERGEANT MAJOR OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY RAYMOND F. CHANDLER III AND JOURNALIST MS. RITA COSBY GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II AND HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS WHO WERE LIBERATED FROM CONCENTRATION CAMPS AT THE END OF THE WAR. THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY: THE MAY 27 MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY PAID SPECIAL RECOGNITION TO ALL THOSE WHO MADE THE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE DURING WORLD WAR II. THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF'S DIRECTOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS AND COMPUTERS (C4) / CYBER, CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER LIEUTENANT GENERAL MARK S. BOWMAN AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION'S DEPUTY MARITIME ADMINISTRATOR PAUL N. JAENICHEN SR. GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED WREATHS AT THE FREEDOM WALL WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II. COUNTRY MUSIC ARTIST ROCKIE LYNNE PERFORMED DURING THE EVENT. OSCAR AWARD-WINNING NARRATOR AND WORLD WAR II VETERAN PETER THOMAS RECITED HIS POEM, "OMAHA BEACH," DURING THE EVENT. FRIENDS BOARD MEMBER CATHY MARTINE SERVED AS THE MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES. THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE BAND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMED DURING THE CEREMONY AND PRESENTED A PRE-CEREMONY CONCERT.V-J DAY CEREMONY: IN REMEMBRANCE OF THE 68TH 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. RETIRED ARMY MAJOR GENERAL JOHN P. HERRLING GAVE REMARKS AND PRESENTED A WREATH AT THE FREEDOM WALL ALONG WITH VETERANS FROM WORLD WAR II. WORLD-RENOWNED TENOR ANTHONY KEARNS WAS THE GUEST SOLOIST FOR THIS SPECIAL EVENT. JAN EVANS HOUSER, ONE OF THE FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS OF FRIENDS, SERVED AS THE MISTRESS OF CEREMONIES. THE UNITED STATES ARMY BRASS QUINTET 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 MARYLAND GOVERNOR MARTIN O'MALLEY WHO'S FATHER, THOMAS MARTIN O'MALLEY, SERVED AS A BOMBARDIER IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR FORCES IN THE PACIFIC THEATER DURING WORLD WAR II. ALSO, AS PART OF THE EVENT, U.S. POSTAL SERVICE POSTMASTER GENERAL PATRICK DONAHOE UNVEILED AND DEDICATED THE WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR FOREVER STAMPS WHICH HONOR THE 464 RECIPIENTS OF THE AWARD FOR THEIR HEROIC ACTIONS DURING WORLD WAR II. TWO OF THE NINE SURVIVING WORLD WAR II MEDAL OF HONOR RECIPIENTS WERE IN ATTENDANCE. FRIENDS BOARD MEMBER KENNETH J. TERRY SERVED AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES. THE UNITED STATES AIR FORCE 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 WILL BEGIN WITH THE TOLLING OF A U.S. NAVY BELL MARKING THE FIRST MOMENTS OF THE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR. VICE ADMIRAL MICHAEL H. MILLER, THE 61ST SUPERINTENDENT OF THE U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY WILL GIVE THE KEYNOTE ADDRESS. PEARL HARBOR SURVIVORS AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS LAID 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. FRIENDS BOARD MEMBER ROBERT PECK SERVED AS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES. THE UNITED STATES MARINE BAND BRASS QUINTET PERFORMED THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. 38516 LEGACY LECTURE SERIES - THE ORGANIZATION HOSTS AN ANNUAL PUBLIC LECTURES SERIES THAT FEATURES PREEMINENT HISTORIANS AND OTHERS SPEAKING ON THE LASTING SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF WWLL ON AMERICA AND THE WORLD. THE ORGANIZATION HELD THE INAUGURAL NATIONAL WORLD WAR II MEMORIAL LEGACY LECTURE AT THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY'S LINCOLN HALL AUDITORIUM. DURING A LECTURE TITLED HISTORY, MEMORY, AND THE LEGACY OF WORLD WAR II, RICK ATKINSON, A PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING JOURNALIST AND AUTHOR OF NUMEROUS BOOKS ON WWLL, SPOKE ON THE LASTING SIGNIFICANCE AND IMPACT OF THE WAR ON AMERICA AND THE WORLD. 10180 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. TEN CONCERTS WERE PRESENTED FROM MAY TO SEPTEMBER 2013 AND INCLUDED CONCERTS BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND, U.S. MARINE CORPS DRUM AND BUGLE CORPS, U. S. 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