The MacArthur Memorial is proud to host the Tidewater Korean American Association’s annual ceremony marking the anniversary of the start of the Korean War. This event is open to the public and will include guest speakers, performances, and a wreath laying.
Historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams discuss MacArthur’s initial observations of the Korean War after taking command in a video released on June 23rd. Leave a question in the comments section and tune in on June 27th on Facebook for a live Q&A.
The MacArthur Memorial is proud to host the Daughters of the American Revolution’s annual Flag Day ceremony. This event is open to the public and will include guest speakers as well as wreath layings.
To commemorate the anniversary of D-Day, the MacArthur Memorial will host a free film screening of Saving Private Ryan.
In a video released on social media and YouTube on April 7, historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams will discuss how General MacArthur first heard he had been relieved of duty by President Truman. Leave a question in the comments section of that video and then tune in on April 10 for a Facebook Live event where Amanda and Jim will answer your questions.
Now at Activity HQ in the MacArthur Memorial Visitor Center. Learn about the different roles women served in the US Armed Forces and on the Home Front while dressing up your own paper doll to take home! Supplies, like admission, are always free!
Mary McKay Maynard was a child when her family evaded capture by Japanese forces by hiding in the jungles of Mindanao in the Philippines during WWII until they were rescued by submarine. In fall 2023, she donated nine paintings she completed about her experiences. These paintings are on display now in the MacArthur Memorial Visitor Center.
Mary Maynard was a guest speaker at the special exhibit opening for The Price of Unpreparedness: POWs in the Philippines During WWII.
Within five months of its decision to go to war with the Western powers in December 1941, Japan’s empire expanded to embrace 110 million new subjects and its military captured over 132,000 prisoners of war. After a five-month campaign against the Philippines, then an American commonwealth, 20,000 American and 70,000 Filipino personnel were surrendered and taken into captivity by the Japanese in April-May 1942. Thousands of Allied civilians in the Philippines were also incarcerated.
The nightmare of what these POWs were forced to endure for the next three and a half years is the subject of the MacArthur Memorial’s new special exhibit: The Price of Unpreparedness: POWs in the Philippines during World War II.
The Price of Unpreparedness is currently on exhibit.
Your good-vibin’… good-timin’… movin’ and groovin’ international touring band of brothers from Canada! Known for bringing unrivalled stage energy with sing-along anthems, double-brother harmonies, and an inspiring message, Bombargo’s music, live performances and Goodtime GuaranteeTM have captivated audiences from around the world, even catching the attention of pop mega star Taylor Swift, and Virgin Records founder Sir Richard Branson.
In the six years since she signed to John Prine’s Oh Boy Records, Kelsey Waldon has earned wide praise for her “self-penned compositions [with] the patina of authenticity” (Rolling Stone). On her new album, Every Ghost, she confronts addiction, grief, generational trauma, and even herself — and comes through it stronger and at peace.
“There’s a lot of hard-earned healing on this record,” Waldon says of the nine-song project, recorded at Southern Grooves studio in Memphis with her band, The Muleskinners. As she sings in the record’s title track and first song, “Ghost of Myself,” she’s put in the work not only to better herself and leave behind bad habits, but also to learn to love her past selves.
