{"id":3033,"date":"2019-04-25T10:44:50","date_gmt":"2019-04-25T14:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/?page_id=3033"},"modified":"2019-04-25T12:11:40","modified_gmt":"2019-04-25T16:11:40","slug":"75th-anniversary-of-d-day-symposium","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/75th-anniversary-of-d-day-symposium\/","title":{"rendered":"75th Anniversary of D-Day Symposium"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243;][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;75 Anniversary Title&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h1>75th Anniversary of D-Day Symposium<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text admin_label=&#8221;75 Anniversary D-Day Text Block&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>Over 200 people attended the Symposium co-sponsored with the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College and the Eisenhower National Historic Site.&nbsp; Guest speakers Susan Eisenhower, Craig Symonds and John McManus presented talks and filmmaker George Colburn previewed a rough cut of his new documentary.&nbsp; Everyone enjoyed a continental breakfast and lunch at the college\u2019s Atrium.&nbsp; A panel discussion ended the formal program.&nbsp; Guest speakers signed books and 55 attendees opted for the tour of the Eisenhower National Historic Site.&nbsp; Each registrant received a gift bag with symposium-related items. 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Milnor Roberts recounting his experience as a young officer landing on Omaha Beach.&nbsp; <a href=\"\/ddes\/wp-content\/uploads\/General-Milnor-Roberts-with-Photos.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Read about Landing on Omaha Beach\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>To read his story, click here.<\/strong><\/a>&nbsp; Our thanks to Gettysburg Tours and Federal Pointe Inn for providing reduced rates for the Eisenhower Tour and guest speaker accommodations. &nbsp;&nbsp;Fortunately, C-Span filmed the program.&nbsp; If you missed it or want to see it again, check the listings for C-Span 3.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_toggle admin_label=&#8221;Calendar Quick Links Toggle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; title=&#8221;Calendar Quick Links&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f2c212&#8243; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#f2c212&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h4&#8243; title_font=&#8221;ABeeZee||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset1&#8243; box_shadow_color=&#8221;#0f4d8b&#8221; border_radii=&#8221;on|10px|10px|10px|10px&#8221; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_module=&#8221;2055&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243;]<\/p>\n<ul class=\"bluestar\">\n<li><a title=\"Calendar of Events\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/\"><strong>Calendar of Events<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Member Events\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/member-events\/\"><strong>Member Events<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"75th Anniversary of D-Day Symposium\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/75th-anniversary-of-d-day-symposium\/\"><strong>75th Anniversary of D-Day Symposium<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Annual Picnic\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/annual-picnic\/\"><strong>Annual Picnic<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eisenhower\u2019s Birthday Commemoration\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/eisenhowers-birthday\/\"><strong>Eisenhower\u2019s Birthday Commemoration<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"An Eisenhower Christmas\" href=\"\/ddes\/calendar-of-events\/eisenhower-christmas\/\"><strong>An Eisenhower Christmas<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243;][et_pb_gallery _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; hover_overlay_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.9)&#8221; z_index_tablet=&#8221;500&#8243; posts_number=&#8221;12&#8243; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; gallery_ids=&#8221;3006,3007,3008,3009,3010,3011,3012,3013,3014,3015,3016,3017&#8243; \/][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_pb_row et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row_empty\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> 75th Anniversary of D-Day Symposium Over 200 people attended the Symposium co-sponsored with the Eisenhower Institute at Gettysburg College and the Eisenhower National Historic Site.&nbsp; Guest speakers Susan Eisenhower, Craig Symonds and John McManus presented talks and filmmaker George Colburn previewed a rough cut of his new documentary.&nbsp; Everyone enjoyed a continental breakfast and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":133,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3033","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3033","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3033"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3033\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/133"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dwightdeisenhowersociety.org\/ddes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3033"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}