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For Immediate Release
March 26, 2013
Air Force Memorial Launches New Website
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Air Force Association proudly announces the launch of the new Air Force Memorial website:
www.airforcememorial.org. The website has undergone a total redesign to better provide people with information about visiting the memorial, hosting an event, accessing its heritage archives, leaving a tribute for a friend or a family member, and much more.
We encourage local residents and tourists to utilize the new website when planning your next visit to the Washington D.C. area. The memorial was dedicated in 2006 and since it’s opening more than 1.3 million have come to pay reverence to the more than 54,000 Airmen who have died in combat while serving in the Air Force and its predecessor organizations.
“The Air Force Memorial staff is thrilled the share its new website with the American public and our AFA family,” said Barbara Taylor, Managing Director, Air Force Memorial. “We aimed to visually capture the splendor and majesty of this great Memorial. Our goal was for all Airmen to experience the Memorial through photography, presentations, and historical timelines all of which are presented on the new website.”
The Memorial is free and open to the public every day of the year except Christmas Day. The hours are: April 1st - September 30th: 8 a.m. – 11 p.m. and October 1st - March 31st: 8 a.m. – 9 p.m. For more information please call or e-mail the Air Force Memorial Office at 703.979.0674 or
afmf@airforcememorial.org. Directions to the Air Force Memorial may be found online at www.airforcememorial.org/Visit.
The Air Force Association is a non-profit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we:
- EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security.
- ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education.
- SUPPORT the Total Air Force family and promote aerospace education.
AFA has 200 chapters nationally and internationally representing more than 105,000 members. Visit AFA at
www.afa.org
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