Close-up of one of the 24 bas-relief sculpture panels set into the balustrades of the main entrance to the National World War Two Memorial. This one depicts paratroopers preparing to exit their aircraft over Europe on D-Day.
Art & Art History

After Returning From War, Veterans Find Solace In Art

The role of art in helping veterans heal from the traumas of war.
Close-up of the Vietnam Memorial
Politics & History

The Vietnam War: 50 Years (and More) Later

The fiftieth anniversary of the Vietnam War is somewhat misleading: The US had been involved in Vietnam for well over a decade already by 1965