FDR Library News Release: Memorial Day Weekend WORLD WAR II ENCAMPMENT and MILITARY DISPLAYS

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May 6, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

For information call:

Clifford Laube at (845) 486-7745

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library and Museum

to commemorate

Memorial Day Weekend

with the annual

WORLD WAR II ENCAMPMENT

& MILITARY DISPLAYS

-- including a Sherman Tank --

Saturday, May 24 and

Sunday, May 25, 2025

Roosevelt Library Great Lawn

Free, public event

HYDE PARK, NY -- To commemorate Memorial Day Weekend, on Saturday, May 24 and Sunday, May 25, 2025, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum and The Duffle Bag (of Patterson, New York) will present a weekend of historic military displays and a World War II encampment on the Library’s Great Lawn. Reenactors in battle dress will be on hand to share their love of history with the visiting public. Collections of military uniforms, weapons, insignia from 1917 to the present day, and military vehicles -- including a Sherman Tank -- will be on display. Free, public event.

ON DISPLAY: Sherman Tank

The tank to be displayed is a model M4A4 Sherman tank -- a World War II combat veteran -- assembled by Chrysler at the Detroit Tank Arsenal in December 1942. It was part of President Roosevelt's "lend-lease" program, crewed by and under the command of Great Britain's armed forces during the war. Display of the tank is courtesy of the Fourth Armored Division Historical Preservation Group.

Regular admission will be charged to tour the FDR Library and Museum, and National Park Service Historic Sites. Contact Cliff Laube, at the Roosevelt Library, at (845) 486-7745 with questions.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Presidential Library and Museum

Designed by Franklin Roosevelt and dedicated on June 30, 1941, the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum is the nation's first presidential library and the only one used by a sitting president. Administered by the National Archives and Records Administration since 1941, the Library preserves and makes accessible to the American people the records of FDR's presidency. The Roosevelt Library's mission is to foster a deeper understanding of the lives and times of Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt and their continuing impact on contemporary life. This work is carried out through the Library's archives and research room, museum collections and exhibitions, innovative educational programs, and engaging public programming. For more information about the Library or its programs call (800) 337-8474 or visit fdrlibrary.org.

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