Profs & Pints DC: Understanding D.C.'s War Memorials

Profs and Pints DC presents: “Understanding D.C.’s War Memorials,” a guide to the backstories and deeper meanings of iconic sites on the National Mall, with Christopher Hamner, associate professor of history at George Mason University and author of Enduring Battle: American Soldiers in Three Wars, 1776-1945.

Most memorials offer a straightforward story about their subject. But there is another story, often even more fascinating, just beneath the surface—once you know how to look for it.

Come to Washington D.C.'s Penn Social for a fascinating look at the stories that the memorials have hidden in plain sight. It's a talk that will turn you into a keen-eyed observer of memorials, leaving you able to look carefully at them for clues as to what events Americans want to remember and how we want to remember them. You'll also end up with a better sense of what events Americans would just as soon forget.

The speaker, Professor…