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Featured Programs for June 17-29
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Saturday, June 17
Obscure Memorials of the National Mall (Repeats Saturday June 24)
Ranger-led Walk (about 1½ miles): 10 AM-12 Noon and 3-5 PM.
Just about everybody knows the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, but what about the others? Follow the path least taken. Meet: World War II Memorial.
Presidents and Indians
Ranger-led Walk (about 1½ miles): 7-8:30 PM
Native American-European American relations in this nation's history through the interactions of U.S. Presidents. Meet: Washington Monument (base).
“The Terrific Strain of it All”
Ranger-led Walk (about 1¼ miles): 7-9 PM
In 1915, the average soldier was straining under the weight of war. Allied resistance was beginning to wither. Meet: World War II Memorial (contact station).
Wednesday/Thursday, June 21/22
A Clash of Cultures (Wednesday 21st) (repeats June 29)
Ranger-led Walk (about 1 mile): 2-4 PM
Why did Japan become more aggressive in the 1930's and how did the United States react? The program explores their troubled relationship.
Meet: World War II Memorial (contact station).
Ranger Talk: 2-2:45 PM and 4-4:45 PM
Code named, Barbarossa, the invasion of the Soviet Union by the Germans and their allies determined the fate of the Second World War and sealed the fate of the Third Reich and WWII. Meet: World War II Memorial (contact station).
Saturday, June 24
Ranger Run
Ranger-led Run (3-4 miles): 8-9:30 AM
An exhilarating trek around the National Mall to hear stories about some of the iconic sites and others that aren’t so famous.
Meet: Washington Monument Lodge (15th St between Jefferson and Madison Drives).
Crisis in Korea
Ranger Talk: 2-2:45 PM and 4-4:45 PM
The invasion of South Korea involved the United Nations in their first real 'crisis', and the United States in a "hot war" in the Cold War. Meet: Korean War Veterans Memorial (contact station).
Who was the "White House Iceberg?"
Ranger-led Walk (about 1½ miles): 7-8:30 PM
What president was instrumental in setting up the NCAA? Which chief executive was fined for speeding with a horse and carriage? Meet: Washington Monument (base).
Cold War on the Mall
Ranger-led Walk (about ¾ mile) 7-9 PM
WWI and WWII, foreshadow the hot wars that explode in Korea and Vietnam. How do we look at the Cold War in the 21st Century? Meet: World War II Memorial (contact station).
Sunday, June 25
Mr. Lincoln Goes to Washington
Ranger-led Walk: (about 1 mile): 5-7 PM
You think you know Washington? Wait until you see what it was like when Abraham Lincoln showed up. Meet: Washington Monument (base).
Wednesday, June 28
United Nations Participation in the Korean War
Ranger Talks: 11-11:30 AM and 1-1:30 PM
The Korean War was the first time the United Nations intervened in a conflict to roll back aggression. Learn about the contributions of the 22 countries that made up the United Nations Command. Meet: Korean War Veterans Memorial (ranger station).
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