1940's Memories and Museum

Here is old Clark Gable, decked out in military style.

They were selling Rosie t-shirts along with lots

of other war time memorabilia.

The famous Louisiana artist, George Rodrigue,

(of "Blue Dog" fame) painted this large portrait.

This is the bar with one of the dapper

waiters standing at attention!

This is the new John Besh restaurant in the

Museum. It has the 1940's style as the theme,

and it is quite adorable.

One of my first stops in New Orleans was the

WW II Museum downtown. I had been there

before, but they have done some additions recently.

We met some of my son in law's family here for

lunch.


One of the things they have added at the Museum is

a multi-media presentation about the war. It is narrated

by Tom Hanks, and it is excellent. It gives a great

synopsis of the war, with touching and emotional footage

and photographs from the events during the major battles.

It made us all proud to be Americans by the time it was

over. It was a great reminder of the magnitude and

impact of that tragic yet triumphant time. If you are

in New Orleans anytime soon, I highly recommend the

WW II Musuem...you will be glad you visited.

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