![]() Located on the grounds of the historic Washington Navy Yard in the US capital, the museum is housed in the immense 600- foot-long former breech-mechanism shop of the old US Naval Gun Factory, constructed between 18. The site honors the US Navy with a series of artifact-rich exhibits that help visitors see both the “waves”-the small details, individual contributions, and poignant sacrifices-and the “seas”-the grand strategies guiding military operations. ![]() The museum, opened in 1963, is one of nine naval museums in the United States, and the only one to present an overview of the nation’s full naval history from 1775 to the present. Until we meet once more, here’s wishing you a happy voyage home.” IF YOU HAD TO PICK a soundtrack for the stirring story so wonderfully told at the National Museum of the United States Navy, the majestic Navy Hymn would be a good choice: “Eternal Father, strong to save, Whose arm hath bound the restless wave…, / O hear us when we cry to Thee, / For those in peril on the sea!” So would the naval academy’s “Anchors Aweigh,” with its lively recognition of duty and esprit de corps: “Anchors aweigh, my boys, anchors aweigh…. ![]() AMERICA IN WWII - June 2018 Landings: National Museum Of The United States Navy ![]()
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