George C. Marshall Foundation

04/08/2026

>>UPDATED DATE: Monday, April 13, 5:30 p.m. Because VMI is also hosting an Alumni event that evening, we ask lecture guests to park in the spaces along VMI Parade in front of the George C. Marshall Foundation so that reunion attendees may use the Marshall Lot. Details: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/events/world-war-zoos/

What happened to zoo animals during World War II? Join us at the George C. Marshall Foundation for a talk by historian Dr. John M. Kinder on "World War Zoos", recently awarded the 2026 Society for Military History Distinguished Book Award.

Among the book’s most unexpected stories is that of a petting zoo created by Japanese American internees at the Heart Mountain Relocation Center in Wyoming. The camp’s main “zookeeper” later went on to help liberate Dachau.

Free and open to the public. Book signing and vegetarian reception to follow.

Winner: Society for Military History 2026 Distinguished Book Award Join us Monday, April 13 at 5:30 p.m. for a Legacy... Read more »

03/23/2026

Join us tomorrow at 5:30 p.m. ET for a live Legacy Lecture with Dr. Sarah Parry Myers. The program examines the Women’s Airforce Service Pilots of World War II and the long fight for veteran recognition. We hope you’ll watch live and join us in the chat for Q&A.

Join us live on Tuesday, March 24 at 5:30 p.m. ET for a Legacy Lecture with Dr. Sarah Parry Myers on her book "Earning Their Wings: The WASPS of World War II...

03/03/2026

Our team is meeting to choose teachers for our summer Teachers Institutes! We had so many great applicants this year... big thanks to everyone who applied!

02/18/2026

There are only a few weeks left to register for the 2026 George C. Marshall Foundation Teachers Institute: George C. Marshall and the Early Cold War. We can't wait to see you in Lexington!

Link: https://bit.ly/4aJ4pkn

02/09/2026

Speaker Announcement!! - Dr. Joel C. Christenson is Associate Professor and Director of the John A. Adams ’71 Center for Military History and Strategic Analysis at Virginia Military Institute. He has served as Senior Historian in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, and has also worked at the U.S. Department of State, U.S. Government Accountability Office, and Institute for Defense Analyses.

Link: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/george-c-marshall-foundation-teachers-institute-summer-2026/

01/28/2026

We are very proud that our teachers have such a great time at our Teachers Institutes!
Learn more: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/george-c-marshall-foundation-teachers-institute-summer-2026/

01/14/2026

Dr. Benn Steil, senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and author of The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War, will be the keynote lecturer at the 2026 George C. Marshall Foundation Teachers Institute. Two 4-day sessions in June and July will help teachers learn more about Marshall and the early Cold War.

Learn more: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/george-c-marshall-foundation-teachers-institute-summer-2026/

12/17/2025

Registration for the fourth George C. Marshall Foundation Teachers Institute is now live. Held in June and July 2026, the 4-day seminars will explore Marshall’s early Cold War leadership and help teachers develop classroom-ready history lessons.

Learn More: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/education/george-c-marshall-foundation-teachers-institute-summer-2026/

07/01/2025

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden opened a package from the VMI Keydets--including a little something from us!

06/06/2025

On June 6, 1944, the Allies launched the largest amphibious invasion in history. But long before troops hit the beaches, General George C. Marshall was helping devise the plan that made victory possible.

Explore how Marshall’s strategic vision and steady leadership shaped Operation OVERLORD, and why his role was pivotal in the success of D-Day.

Read the story:

George Marshall and D-Day strategy: how he led the push for a second front, battled Allied resistance, and laid the groundwork for Operation Overlord’s success.

06/05/2025

On this day in 1947, George C. Marshall delivered the Harvard commencement address that would change the course of history.

His words laid the foundation for what became the Marshall Plan, an unprecedented effort to rebuild Europe after World War II.

Read the full speech here: https://www.marshallfoundation.org/the-marshall-plan/speech/