Honoring the 65th Anniversary of D-Day
To Remember: Charles Schulz Commemorates D-Day
at the Charles M. Schulz Museum
May 27 through October 12, 2009
June 6, 1994
May 5, 2009—Santa Rosa, CA.
Of D-Day Charles Schulz said,
“I think there are certain things that must never be forgotten....
It’s one of those days we must not forget.”
Santa Rosa, California. To honor the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, the Charles M. Schulz Museum is presenting its newest exhibition, To Remember: Charles Schulz Commemorates D-Day, running May 27 through October 12, 2009
To Remember will include original Peanuts D-Day–themed strips, information about Schulz’s war time service, World War II-era artifacts including Schulz’s infantry jacket, and details about Schulz’s role in founding the National D-Day Memorial.
In observance of the 65th Anniversary of D-Day, the Schulz Museum will host a reception on Friday, June 5th at 1:30 p.m. honoring local surviving servicemen and women of World War II. The 65th Anniversary of D-Day on Saturday, June 6th will be offered as a FREE DAY to all Museum visitors from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Charles Schulz, creator the Peanuts comic strip, served in the army during World War II as a machine-gun squad leader in Germany, France, and Austria. In 1993 he began annually commemorating D-Day—June 6, 1944—with a remarkable series of strips through 1998 (except 1995). These strips feature Snoopy as an intrepid G.I. storming the beaches of Normandy on the day that Schulz described in an interview as “the most important day of our [20th] century.” Schulz was dedicated to ensuring that future generations remembered D-Day: “I think,” he said, “there are certain things that must never be forgotten.... It’s one of those days we must not forget.”
In addition to creating the yearly Peanuts strips in the 1990s, Schulz also served as the National Fundraising Chair of the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia. The Memorial, dedicated in 2001, pays tribute to the heroism and sacrifice of all Allied Armed Forces during the D-Day invasion.
[Note: If you would like any of the images in this release at a higher resolution to print in a publication, contact Gina Huntsinger at gina@schulzmuseum.org.]
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