We are partner: The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris

The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris

On Thursday, August 29^th The First Alliance Foundation and Friends of the National WWII Memorial will commemorate the 75^th Anniversary of the Liberation of Paris by conducting a mass, ceremony and concert in Washington, D.C.

10 A.M. | COMMEMORATIVE MASS

Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle, 1725 Rhode Island Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20036

The Free French diplomatic and military mission to the USA in Washington, DC held a Thanksgiving Mass at St. Matthew’s on August 26, 1944 to

commemorate the liberation of Paris by Allied forces, Free French resistance organizations inside France, and the people of Paris. General Charles de

Gaulle held a celebratory Mass on that day at Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

6 P.M. | LIBERATION OF PARIS 75th ANNIVERSARY COMMEMORATION AND CONCERT BY THE U.S. ARMY BAND, PERSHING’S OWN

World War II Memorial

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the August 1944 Allied liberation of Paris and to celebrate the 240 years of cooperation and friendship

between the United States and France.