D-Day Pittsburgh 75 Commemoration - Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Trust, Inc.

D-Day Pittsburgh 75 Commemoration

Spotlight On: Britain and the Normandy Invasion
April 3, 2019
D-Day Pittsburgh 75 Exhibit
April 3, 2019
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Calendar
When:
June 6, 2019 @ 9:30 am – 10:30 am
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2019-06-06T10:30:00-04:00
Where:
Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum
4141 Fifth Ave
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Tim Neff
412-621-4253 ext 219
Email
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What: D-Day Pittsburgh 75 Commemoration

When: June 6th, 2019,  Ceremony: 9:30AM

Who: Partnership: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum AND Pittsburgh Chapter of Pets for Vets at Animal Friends

Where: Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Hall & Museum Front Patio (Inclement Weather: Auditorium)

Ceremony will include the following:

  1. Color Guard, National Anthem and Invocation
  2. Curator, Michael Kraus will speak about the importance of D-Day and highlight the story of John Pinder who received the Medal of Honor on D-Day. The medal is now a part of the collection at Soldiers & Sailors. We will be honored to have members of the Pinder family in attendance.
  3. Recognition of Glenn Kempf, D-Day veteran who helped set-up the first hospital on Omaha Beach.
  4. Proclamations to be read by County Executive Rich Fitzgerald and Mayor William Peduto

For more information contact Tim Neff, VP/Director of Museum and Education, tim@soldiersandsailorshall.org or Eric Stieglitz, Pets for Vets Coordinator, estieglitz@thinkingoutsidethecage.org