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Memorial Day and the women who mourn
Gold Star Mothers organization emerged from World War I Years ago in late May, the calendar showed Memorial Day would soon come to Yellowstone National Cemetery in southcentral Montana. Many people would then visit [...]
Students Deepen Understanding of Memorial Day
Bronxville High School students participated in the “Lest We Forget: A Memorial Day Gallery Event,” an immersive and interactive program designed to deepen their understanding of service, sacrifice and remembrance through primary sources and [...]
This Memorial Day, The St. Paul Phantom Recovers the Forgotten WWI Service of Boxing Legend Mike Gibbons
This Memorial Day, as America enters its Semiquincentennial year, a forgotten chapter of World War I history is returning to public memory through The St. Paul Phantom: The Gibbons Brothers’ Fight for Glory, Volume I , [...]
Lake of the Ozarks Military Bugler To Perform At National WWI Memorial In Washington D.C.
Lake of the Ozarks veteran Mike McCain will sound Taps in Washington, D.C. at the National WWI Memorial & Museum on June 3, 2026. McCain, 78, is the Sunrise Beach Honor Guard Bugler for [...]
Wreaths laid at museum centennial ceremony for 441 Kansas Citians who died in WWI
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Scouts laid 441 wreaths Monday morning to honor Kansas City soldiers who died in WWI as the National World War I Museum and Memorial marked its 100th anniversary and the nation [...]
The Long Blue Line: The Tampa—a legacy of courage!
Launched in 1912 and christened Miami, Coast Guard cutter Tampa was part of a small but nimble fleet of revenue cutters that patrolled American coastal waters. After the sinking of Titanic on April 14, 1912, Miami’s Florida cruising missions of [...]
Breaking the Hindenburg Line
The “Old Hickory” Division led the breakout against Imperial German forces in 1918 -- at high personal cost. “Time will not diminish the glory of their deeds.” General John J. “Black Jack” Pershing, commander [...]
Finding the Hello Girls: Pacific Northwest Connections
”Goodbye U. of W.; Hello France” was the headline in a Seattle-area newspaper I came across while researching the University of Washington’s response to World War I. It has led me on a decade-long [...]
National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship June 5 at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, DC
Celebrate National Donut Day in Spectacular Fashion at the 2026 Salvation Army and Bakemark's National Donut Day World Donut Eating Championship Donut fans, fierce competitors, and lovers of classic American traditions—join us June 5 [...]
