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Harvard University Magazine: We Remember World War I
To honor the nation’s veterans, Harvard Magazine is republishing Adam Goodheart’s remarkable collection of stories about the Great War, “We Remember World War I,” which appeared in the November-December issue of 1993, together with contributing editor Jim [...]
Purple Heart & Service Medals Awarded to WWI Veteran in Sayre, PA
It may have taken 104 years, but one Army veteran from Sayre has finally received the service medals he deserved. Federal and State officials joined at the VFW Post 1536 in Sayre, PA Thursday morning [...]
The heroic legacy of the Harlem Hellfighters
An Elk Grove woman discovers the amazing story of her grandfather, a member of the longest serving and least appreciated American fighting unit of WWI ELK GROVE, Calif. — A few years ago, Gina McVey [...]
Editorial: Don’t let Veterans Day mark our 11th hour
On the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, the war to end all wars came to an end. It’s a war that Americans regularly brush against, but one we hardly know. [...]
Fort Hood: From Armistice Day to Veterans Day
Huddled in a small train carriage in Northern France, world leaders gathered on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to call a cease-fire on what people fervently believed to be [...]
The Real A-Team of Soldiers on Mercy Missions
The “A-Team,” was the title of a TV series starring Mr. T with soldiers on missions of mercy. On this Veterans Day let’s remember a real-life “A-Team” that included U.S. soldiers. This was the American [...]
One family’s story of the debts we owe our veterans
To all veterans: Thank you for your service to our grateful nation In 1918, after the end of World War I, my grandfather, who had served in the Navy, and his brother, who had served [...]
The Small Arms U.S. Marines Used To Win WWI
From June 1917 to November 1918, U.S. Marines earned a reputation for being ferocious and unrelenting on the battlefield. Between the opening shots fired at the Battle of Belleau Wood and the routing of German [...]
Local WWI Veteran’s Gravestone Corrected
“Someone who dies for their country should have everything correct on their marker as accurate as possible.” Chaz Haywood first saw a photograph of Winton Paul Burtner in a framed portrait at his wife’s family [...]
