In partnership with the Alliance Française of Hampton Roads, the MacArthur Memorial will commemorate Bastille Day on July 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m.
NORFOLK,Va. – In partnership with the Alliance Française of Hampton Roads, the MacArthur Memorial will commemorate Bastille Day on July 14, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. with a special presentation by historian Stephen McGeorge about the cooperation between French and American forces at the Battle of Chateau Thierry, July 14-18, 1918.
Join us as we celebrate the ties between France and the United States and mark the centennial of one of the pivotal battles of World War I.
This event is free and open to the public. No registration required. For more information, please visit the Memorial’s website:
www.macarthurmemorial.org.
About The MacArthur Memorial: The MacArthur Memorial was founded in 1964 as a museum and archive dedicated to the life and times of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur, who is buried in the Memorial’s rotunda with his wife Jean. The City of Norfolk operates the Memorial in close partnership with the nonprofit General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. It is open free of charge. For more information, please visit
www.macarthurmemorial.org.