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Washington’s New World War I Memorial Is Defiantly Traditional
The capital’s monuments to the Vietnam War and World War II were criticized as depressing and ungainly, but a 58-foot-long sculpture by artist Sabin Howard tells a classic story of heroism. On Friday night, Washington, [...]
First Illumination of “A Soldier’s Journey” At The National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC Friday, September 13, 2024
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and Doughboy Foundation Proudly Announce The Please join The World War I Centennial Commission and The Doughboy Foundation on Friday, September 13, 2024 at sundown for the First [...]
WWI Living History Weekend at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC September 14-15
The WWI Living History Weekend will take place at the National World War One Memorial in Washington, DC on Saturday and Sunday September 14-15, 2024. The WWI Living History Weekend follows the First Illumination ceremony [...]
Baltimore bugler to perform at ceremony marking completion of WWI Memorial
John Schmitt is a bugle boy, though there’s no boogie woogie in his repertoire. Schmitt, of Baltimore, is a bugler for the state of Maryland who has sounded taps at some 2,000 funerals. He’s also [...]
‘A Soldier’s Journey’ Reaches Its Destination
As he put the finishing touches on the final 11 of 38 bronze figures that tell the captivating story of a World War I hero's journey, master sculptor Sabin Howard can feel his purpose of [...]
WWI Bronze Relief Sculptures By Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Find A New Home At The Breakers
Two bronze relief sculptures by celebrated American sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney have been installed at The Breakers, her family’s former Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. The sculptures, which had been held at Whitney’s [...]
‘A Soldier’s Journey’ in the Light of Glory
New memorial of World War I is set to make its debut in Washington, DC We’re looking forward on our next trip to Washington to visiting the new memorial in respect of World War I. [...]
Alum Led Charge in Battle for National WWI Memorial
National Memorial for the ‘Great War’ Will Be Unveiled Sept. 13 in D.C. Some battles require tanks, bombs and ammunition; others require a good lawyer. Edwin Fountain ’90, a University of Virginia School of Law [...]
A preview of the new World War I Memorial in DC — and why it’ll hit you hard
Who cares anyway? The finishing touches are being put on the new World War I Memorial in D.C. It’s a three-acre site sitting right along Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Freedom Plaza. On [...]
