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Scouts Go to War: April Lunchbox Lecture
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April 23, 2020 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
This lecture is an online event only through Facebook Live on the National D-Day Memorial’s Facebook page.
“Scouts Go to War” by John Long, Director of Education, National D-Day Memorial Foundation
When the US entered WWII in 1941, it realized it had an army of youth at home ready to do its duty and make a difference in the war effort. They were the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, whose forgotten service during the war contributed mightily to a nation at war and helped bring victory in the end. Learn more in this special program of the National D-Day Memorial.