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A WWI Memorial: And Happy Birthday Storm Clouds!
It was my sister-in-law who first told me about the place. “Mel,” she said. “You just have to visit the World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City.” To really sweeten the deal, she brought [...]
4 March 1921: Congress bestows the Medal of Honor on unknown WWI soldiers from Britain and France
Today, we honor and remember our allies from WWI: GREAT BRITAIN AND FRANCE, whose unknown fallen soldiers were awarded (posthumously) The Medal Of Honor of The United States of America. The Citation reads: "By [...]
Living in a WWI Legacy Town: What Every New Resident Should Know About Texas’ Military History Influence
Texas significantly influenced the American war effort during World War I through its manpower, training grounds, and supply networks. The state hosted major camps that prepared thousands of soldiers for overseas combat. Communities near [...]
When Grandma met Grandpa
My Grandmother, Elizabeth May Nelson, was born December 1899 into a solid middle class family. She was the oldest of three sisters. Their father worked as mid-level production management at several of the large [...]
WWI Pilot Took on Nine Germans to Save His Wingman. His Lost Medal of Honor Still Awaits Justice
Gregory Vail grew up listening to his father's war stories, watching him struggle with a prosthetic leg and agonizing phantom pain, hearing his anguished screams in the dark of sleepless nights. For 64 years [...]
Remembering the Zimmermann Telegram and the U.S. Entry Into World War I
Publication of an intercepted cable exposed a clumsy German effort to forge an alliance with Mexico and helped propel the United States into the Great War. The revelation of secret communications can propel states [...]
Iran demonstration at National World War I Memorial recalls current conflict’s direct links to WWI
The irony of the event being at WWI Memorial not lost Some hours after the United State's military strike against the leadership of the Iran regime on Saturday, February 28, a large crowd gathered [...]
From Campus to the Trenches. How World War I Transformed American College Students
In the spring of 1917, American university auditoriums were packed with talks on literature, law, and engineering. Only a few weeks after Woodrow Wilson persuaded Congress to declare war on Germany. Thousands of students [...]
WWI Battlefield Tours: Cantigny – Baptism of fire
America’s first divisional attack of WWI In spring 1918, the German Army began a series of Western Front offensives. Russia leaving the war freed many German troops for service in the west. The Germans [...]
