Arts and Entertainment

Movies at the Museum: Children of the War

August 15 2025

Doors open at 6:00 p.m. and event starts at 6:30 p.m.
The MacArthur Memorial Visitors Center 198 Bank Street Norfolk, VA 23510 757-441-2965 Price: Free!
Friday, August 15, 2025

Join us on the 80th anniversary of V-J Day with a free screening of the recently released film Children of the War.


August 15, 2025 will represent the 80th anniversary of Victory Over Japan (V-J) Day, a historic moment in the events leading to the end of World War II. In honor of this landmark anniversary in history, the MacArthur Memorial in partnership with the Philippine World War II Memorial Foundation will host a free screening of the recently released film Children of the War. This documentary features interviews with seven survivors of the 1945 Battle of Manila. Children during the war, they explore the harrowing experiences that continue to haunt them 80 years later.

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