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Ten Interesting WWI Images I Found in the New York Public Library Digital Archives
As you may guess, since the New York Public Library has vast collections of stuff on just about every topic under the sun, it has a great collection of First World War material. I've [...]
Where Did General Pershing Get His Initial Division for the AEF?
When the U.S. Army began the conversion to brigade combat teams in 2004, it started to move cautiously away from the combined arms division, the Army’s building block for nearly 90 years. The first permanent [...]
British divers locate wreckage of long-lost WWI Coast Guard vessel
More than a century after one of the deadliest maritime losses in American military history, the wreckage of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Tampa has been located deep beneath the Atlantic Ocean, the Coast [...]
Doughboy Foundation Welcomes Belgium Delegation for Wreath Laying at National WWI Memorial
Belgian's Minister of Defense H.E. Theo Francken and Belgian Ambassador H.E. Frédéric Bernard laid a wreath at the National WWI Memorial on Monday, April 27. They were accompanied by Belgian Defense Attaché Brigadier General [...]
“She Was Glorious”—The Pre-Sinking History of RMS Lusitania
Inception The Liverpool-based shipping company Cunard ordered the R.M.S. Lusitania and its sister ship, the R.M.S. Mauretania, in 1902. Lusitania was built by the shipyard of John Brown & Co. in Scotland. For Cunard, the two ocean liners had [...]
P520 Crash Boat planning Honor Cruise for WWII/Korea vets to DC on July 4th; support sought
Unique watercraft has deep WWI connections When fundraising is successful, the P-520, the last complete 85' WWII & Korean War US Army/Air Force Patrol Boat (Crash Boat) remaining afloat, will visit Washington, DC this July [...]
Upcoming Events at the National WWI Memorial: Flanders Day, Memorial Day, and Doughboy Foundation’s Summer Concert Series
Join the Doughboy Foundation this May and June for a series of patriotic events at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C., as we honor those who served and kick off a summer of [...]
Annual In Flanders Fields Memorial Remembrance May 18 at the National WWI Memorial
H.E. Frédéric Bernard, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium, Brigadier General Marco Madile, Belgian Defense Attaché and Paul Hegge, General Delegate of the Government of Flanders are cordially inviting you to the Annual In Flanders [...]
“Maryland 400” to be celebrated at two events in May
LAFAYETTE, WE ARE HERE! The special relationship between the United States and France dates back to French military fighting in the Revolutionary War. Units such as the 29th Infantry Division which fought in France [...]
