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A Soldier’s Heart: Love Amid the Great War
Sometimes intense situations in life can lead to completely new tracks. I was reading digitized old Swedish newspapers from the period between 1914 to 1921, to scan them for interesting information about Swedish born [...]
What are medals and citations compared to be brave in your eyes of your comrades?
Today, during their Swedish military education as conscripts, the soldiers use to point out a soldier who has been an exceptional good comrade or a soldier who have done something special worth mentioning. They [...]
The Legacy of WWI Photography: Influences on Modern War Journalism and Visual Storytelling
The advent of photography in warfare marked a pivotal moment in how the public perceived conflict. In 1914, cameras followed armies into mud, smoke, and broken towns, and the public saw war with new [...]
WWI Hello Girl’s recognition leads to Ft Lincoln cemetery’s first ever Wreaths Across America program
My first experience with Wreaths Across America came through my DAR chapter at the Wren-Darne Cemetery which is a small, privately owned historical family cemetery in Falls Church, VA containing veterans from the Revolutionary [...]
Americans turned Christmas dinner into patriotic duty during WWI with wartime recipes
When Americans sat down to Christmas dinner in 1918, the meal wasn't just a celebration — it was an act of patriotism. During World War I, the U.S. Food Administration urged households to save wheat, sugar, [...]
The U.S. Navy’s Christmas Colliers at the Outset of the Great War
In the 1914 edition of the U.S. Navy publication, Ships’ Data, 24 fuel ships were listed. Later that year, three of those ships, massive colliers, ships that would usually transport coal to fuel other [...]
The “Maryland 400” in the Great War
Sometimes in wartime, new units are formed. For example, the US Army saw fit to post the four permanent African American regiments (9th, 10th, 24th and 25th) elsewhere, form two entirely new divisions (the [...]
The Assault on Free Speech in America
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution guarantees all persons the right to free speech, among other things. At various times in our history this right has come under fire by actions taken [...]
At the end of WWI, Sergeant Irving Berlin returned to Tin Pan Alley and suddenly found himself more famous than ever
Legendary Facts About Irving Berlin, The Christmas Genius Irving Berlin may have been the most prolific songwriter in American history, including one of the world's most famous Christmas songs, but his was also a [...]
