Jill Hezeau took this video during a preview of the Stage Door Canteen, a part of the World War II Museum expansion that is set to open Friday. In the Stage Door Canteen you get to see a reimagining of the old acts that pumped up the troops before they left to fight for our country.
The National WWII website, which you can read more about here, sums it up nicely:
"Bette Davis served the desserts. Marlene Dietrich and Lauren Bacall danced the night away. Red Skelton told the jokes and Bing Crosby crooned. The place was The Stage Door Canteen and the guests were the steady stream of GIs headed off to war. Many were leaving home for the first time and the Canteens offered a welcome opportunity to forget, if only for a night, their fears and anxieties."
For complete coverage of the opening of expansion, stay tuned to WWL-TV, which will be live all morning Friday with Jill Hezeau during our newscasts.
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