Dedicated in 2000 as The National D-Day Museum and now designated by Congress as the country's official World War II Museum, this remarkable attraction illuminates the American experience during the WWII era with moving personal stories, historic artifacts and powerful interactive displays. From the Normandy invasion to the sands of Pacific Islands and the Home Front, the Museum brings to life the teamwork, optimism, courage and sacrifice of the men and women who won the war and changed the world.

The Museum, which opened on June 6, 2000 (the 56th anniversary of the Normandy invasion), is the only museum in the United States that addresses all of the amphibious invasions or "D-days" of World War II, paying tribute to the more than one million Americans who took part.

The Museum stands as our country's tribute to the men and women who made the invasions in Europe, Africa, and the Pacific theaters successful. It presents their stories to an international audience, preserves material for research and scholarship, and inspires future generations to apply the lessons learned from the most complex military operation ever staged."

Sy Kahn's war diary, Between Tedium and Terror, figures prominantly in the Museum's display on the war in the South Pacific theatre.

To the left, Kahn stands in front of a display of his August 16, 1945 diary entry about the news of the war's end.

To see information about Sy Kahn's war diary, click here.