{"id":8690,"date":"2023-11-05T15:33:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-05T15:33:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/05\/rrgfgo7mirfetg3zjou3detdhi\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:52:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:52:33","slug":"rrgfgo7mirfetg3zjou3detdhi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/photo-galleries\/2023\/11\/05\/rrgfgo7mirfetg3zjou3detdhi\/","title":{"rendered":"Liberation Pavilion at National WWII Museum"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"Replicas of real dog tags worn by U.S. soldiers in World War II cover the entry wall to the new pavilion that will be opening at the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20144\" data-id=\"20144\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704599912.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Replicas of real dog tags worn by U.S. soldiers in World War II cover the entry wall to the new pavilion that will be opening at the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"Kim Guise, curator for the National World War II Museum, shows a violin, hand made by Wilfred Lyon while a prisoner of the Germans, which will be on display at the new pavilion of the museum, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20159\" data-id=\"20159\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704395370.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Kim Guise, curator for the National World War II Museum, shows a violin, hand made by Wilfred Lyon while a prisoner of the Germans, which will be on display at the new pavilion of the museum, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"A prosthetic device for a wounded U.S. soldier, part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, is shown inside an archival wing of the museum before they are put on display, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20167\" data-id=\"20167\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704390342.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A prosthetic device for a wounded U.S. soldier, part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, is shown inside an archival wing of the museum before they are put on display, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"Kim Guise, curator for the National World War II Museum, shows a harmonica used by Wilfred Lyon while a prisoner of the Germans, which will be on display at the new pavilion of the museum, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20177\" data-id=\"20177\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411224.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Kim Guise, curator for the National World War II Museum, shows a harmonica used by Wilfred Lyon while a prisoner of the Germans, which will be on display at the new pavilion of the museum, in New Orleans, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"A reproduction of the headstone of Army Corporal Sam Cordova, who was serving with the 60th Coastal Artillery Regiment in the Philippines when he was killed in action on Dec. 29, 1941, is part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20190\" data-id=\"20190\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704683835.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A reproduction of the headstone of Army Corporal Sam Cordova, who was serving with the 60th Coastal Artillery Regiment in the Philippines when he was killed in action on Dec. 29, 1941, is part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"6000\" height=\"4000\" alt=\"Images from the Buchenwald concentration camp are part of the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20204\" data-id=\"20204\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg 6000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704411596.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 6000px) 100vw, 6000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Images from the Buchenwald concentration camp are part of the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"A recreation of bunks in a concentration camp is part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20220\" data-id=\"20220\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704677626.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A recreation of bunks in a concentration camp is part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"A portrait of Anne Frank is part of a replica of the home in Amsterdam where she hid, as part of the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20235\" data-id=\"20235\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704906074.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A portrait of Anne Frank is part of a replica of the home in Amsterdam where she hid, as part of the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"Imagery of post-war Japan are part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, photographed Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20245\" data-id=\"20245\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704768524.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Imagery of post-war Japan are part of the new pavilion of the National World War II Museum, in New Orleans, photographed Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8640\" height=\"5760\" alt=\"A bookcase revealing a secret hiding place is part of a replica of the home in Amsterdam where Anne Frank hid, in the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20254\" data-id=\"20254\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg 8640w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23306704959713.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 8640px) 100vw, 8640px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A bookcase revealing a secret hiding place is part of a replica of the home in Amsterdam where Anne Frank hid, in the new pavilion opening at the National World War II Museum in New Orleans, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. (Gerald Herbert\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" alt=\"A World War II veteran looks an exhibit at the National WWII Museum's new Liberation Pavilion in New Orleans on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023.\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-20263\" data-id=\"20263\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP23307632774007.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1365 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A World War II veteran looks an exhibit at the National WWII Museum&#8217;s new Liberation Pavilion in New Orleans on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023. 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