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Occupational Therapy Floor Loom assisted WWI Veterans in the postwar rehabilitative process
During World War I and afterwards, the United States provided more than just hospital care for sick and wounded soldiers. Medical authorities also committed to rehabilitating the disabled so they could resume productive lives [...]
American WWI troops honored on France’s former battlefields in Memorial Day tribute
BONY, France — The commander in charge of Army operations in Europe led Memorial Day tributes Sunday at the Somme American Cemetery, where some of the first American troops to die in combat on [...]
The Reviews Are In for The Story of a Rose
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Expedition captures the first ever images of the wreck of a World War I submarine
The USS F-1 was lost in 1917 in a collision off of California, killing most of its crew. After more than 100 years, we have the first actual image of the wreck of a [...]
Choctaw Nation celebrates World War I Code Talkers
As Memorial Day weekend approaches, the Choctaw Nation is placing a spotlight on the tribe's contribution to one of the most notable wars in American history. DURANT, Okla. (KTEN) — As Memorial Day weekend [...]
Why do people wear red flowers on Memorial Day? What do red poppies mean?
On Monday, May 26, millions of people around the United States will be observing Memorial Day and honoring members of the military who have fallen in the line of duty, protecting the country and our way [...]
Marine veteran on 30-year mission to award Medal of Honor to Army lieutenant from Illinois taken prisoner in WWI
On this Memorial Day weekend, we honor American heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice. That includes an act of bravery that took place more than a century ago, and efforts now to make sure [...]
Manitowoc County Historical Society & Pinecrest Village to host WWI encampment May 31-June 1
The event runs 10 a.m.-3 p.m. May 31 and June 1. MANITOWOC – A World War I encampment will be featured at Manitowoc County Historical Society and Pinecrest Village from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 31 and [...]
Relearning the Lessons We Never Learned from World War I
On August 10, 1915, British physicist Henry Mosely—who would’ve likely won the Nobel Prize that year—died in perhaps the most disastrous error mankind has thus far made, The First World War (1914-18). Bright and [...]
