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Senate Speech Proposing First Presumptive Conditions for Great War Veterans
Act establishing the Veterans Bureau to oversee all benefits for WWI Veterans became law on August 9, 1921 Page from 1921 Congressional Record with Senator David Walsh’s speech proposing to treat tuberculosis and neuropsychiatric [...]
French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery
After World War I, regulations were updated to formalize burials of allied foreign nationals in U.S. national cemeteries French Cross at Brooklyn National Cemetery in New York. The granite monument was installed at the [...]
‘Hello Girls’ of World War I Quest for Veteran Recognition
Telephone operators 60-year struggle for benefits after the Great War Bells rang throughout France on the morning of Nov. 11, 1918, signifying the end of World War I. In Paris, people filled the streets in [...]
Doughboy Foundation is named as the 2024 EdTech Awards winner for Social Studies Solutions
Named as the winner of the Social Studies Solutions category for 2024 The Doughboy Foundation launched its education outreach program in 2022, when it penned a partnership agreement with Verizon to distribute the WWI Teaching [...]
WWI “Hello Girl” Veteran to be Honored in Maryland
Marie Edmee LeRoux is buried in unmarked Maryland grave; to receive VA grave marker May 3. (Brentwood, MD) — World War I U.S. Army Signal Corps “Hello Girls” veteran Marie Edmee LeRoux will make history [...]
My Wild World War One Adventure
Scholars commonly seek topics with some hook to the present so their books won’t be covered in library dust a month after release. Trust me. It is not easy to get people to read. Even [...]
55 Historians Sign Letter To Congress Supporting Congressional Gold Medal For The Hello Girls Of WWI
The U.S. Army Signal Corps Women Telephone Operators Played Key Role in World War I WASHINGTON, D.C. – Well-known American historians Dr. Elizabeth Cobbs of San Diego State University and Dr. David Kennedy of Stanford University [...]
FREE Concert by the Cast of the Critically-Acclaimed Musical “The Hello Girls” at the National WWI Memorial – Washington, DC
This original musical honors the female phone operators of the U.S. Army who played a crucial role in WWI. There will be a free, family-friendly concert by "The Hello Girls" cast, at the National World [...]
For 60 years the Hello Girls fought for veterans status
The first U.S. female soldiers of World War I could be awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal for their distinguished service to the country and their impact on American history and culture. The Hello Girls [...]