By: Charles Geraci The Associated Press will pay tribute to the nation's World War II veterans Monday with a photo exhibition of historic images from the war opening at Union Station in Washington, D.C. The exhibition coincides with the unveiling of the National World War II Memorial on May 31.
"This exhibit shows the challenges and accomplishments of World War II veterans, as well as the accomplishments of the AP reporters and photographers who covered the war," said Ann Bertini, special projects manager for the AP.
The AP is also releasing a book later this month, published by Abrams, titled "Memories of World War II: Photographs from the Archives of The Associated Press."
Max Desfor, Pulitzer Prize-winning AP photographer, who has two pictures in the book, will be at the exhibition to present an image of the Japanese surrender taken on the USS Missouri to about 10 veterans, all residents of the D.C. area, who were present that fateful day.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for me to meet some of the people who were there, who have been nameless -- invisible all these years," Desfor told E&P. "I'm delighted and looking forward to meeting them."
The Associated Press was the main source of WWII news for thousands of newspapers. Many of the images in the book and exhibit have not been seen since the war.
"The AP has so many great pictures documenting World War II and we wanted to be able to share them with the public," Bertini said. The exhibition will travel to the Dallas Historical Society in the fall and will make its way around the country in 2005.
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