In 2010 a memorial to more than 500 Chatham County residents who died in service during World War II was dedicated in Savannah. The World War II Home Front Museum, dedicated to preserving the wartime contributions of Georgia's coastal communities, opened on St. Simons Island in 2018. Georgia also has many museums that included information from World War 2, these include the Third Infantry Division Museum and American Legion Military Museum and Post Cafe.The lessons learned during World War II still have value today. World War II was the most destructive war in history. Before the war began the world was going through a great depression. One of the most important lessons of World War II is that a free society at war will try to find a balance between self-defense and principle.(remember the war)