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Midway Village Museum presents The Great War: World War I April 29-30
Plan to Join Us on April 29-30 for The Great War: World War I This two-day public special history event is back for 2023! Midway Village Museum will host The Great War: World War I, featuring [...]
How Did World War I Change Weapons for Today?
World War I marked a major turning point in military history, as the weapons and tactics used during that conflict have had lasting effects on modern warfare. The use of technology and new forms of [...]
Montgomery, AL businessman, arts supporter Nimrod Frazer dies at 93
Frazer was responsible for 4 WWI memorials: the one in France at Croix Rouge Farm in Fère en Tardenois to the Rainbow Division, and three in Montgomery including one at Maxwell Air Force base whose [...]
The 16 best World War I movies of all time
From ‘All Quiet on the Western Front’ to ‘Gallipoli’: Great War films ranked by historical accuracy World War I has inspired not just some of the greatest war films, but a few of the greatest [...]
100 years of advancing health care for women Veterans
This Women’s History Month, VA celebrates 100 years of advancing health care for women Veterans. The milestones and achievements throughout the last 100 years are integral chapters in the story of VA. This recognition includes [...]
SC African American WWI soldiers receive recognition century later
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — “I am so elated. And happy and proud. Proud is the most important word I can use right now.” That’s a sentiment that Perry W. James IV shared as the City of [...]
Daughter of highly decorated WWI veteran turns 90
A special birthday celebration took place at the Bowling Green, KY First Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, Feb. 25. Betsy York-Lowery, daughter of World War One veteran and Medal of Honor recipient Sergeant Alvin [...]
The Long Blue Line: Remembering centurium Alphonzo Barbour—eyewitness to African American history
[Editor’s note: In 1992, Yeoman Senior Chief Vince Patton (later MCPOCG #8) interviewed retired Commissary Steward First Class Alphonzo F. Barbour and published this story in the Commandant’s Bulletin magazine. Barbour was born in 1892, [...]
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force – Updates in the Early Years Gallery
Prompted by centenary commemorations for historic milestones of the First World War in recent years, many museums chose to revamp some of their exhibits celebrating the sacrifices involved in that conflict; the National Museum of the [...]
