The Doughboy Foundation will sponsor a World War I Living History event at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC. The one-day event will take place on Saturday, September 13, 2025, at the National WWI Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue, between 14th and 15th Streets.
It will coincide with the birthday of General John Pershing, the commanding officer of the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF). Pershing will be honored with a wreath-laying ceremony at 11:00 at the Pershing statue at the memorial, followed by a concert by the American Expeditionary Forces (AEF) Headquarters Band at 3:30 pm and the daily sounding of Taps at 5 pm. There will be hourly presentations, along with live WWI historians and original vehicles displayed near the Memorial.
The event is free and open to the public.
If you're a WWI Reenactor, please email Jari Villanueva, Executive Director, Doughboy Foundation
[email protected]
Colonel Gerald York, grandson of Medal of Honor Recipient Sergeant Alvin York will be present for the event
Displays and presentations all day including:
GENERAL JOHN PERSHING (as portrayed by Chas Rittenhouse)
HELLO GIRLS DISPLAY
29TH DIVISION DISPLAY
US ARMY MEDICAL CORPS DURING THE GREAT WAR
1918 STAFF CAR
BOOKS
THE AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES (AEF) HEADQUARTERS BAND
The event is free and open to the public.
Schedule of Events
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