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A preview of the new World War I Memorial in DC — and why it’ll hit you hard
Who cares anyway? The finishing touches are being put on the new World War I Memorial in D.C. It’s a three-acre site sitting right along Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House and Freedom Plaza. On [...]
America’s Forgotten Veterans: The Hello Girls of World War I Are Still Being Left Behind
Imagine that the United States is at war, and you have an essential skill needed to support the military. You volunteer for service, swear an oath, don a uniform, and travel on a military ship [...]
National World War I Memorial Unveiling On Sept. 13
It has been more than a century since the guns fell silent across the Western Front, marking the end of World War I and the cessation of a conflict that claimed the lives of more [...]
Wreaths Across America Radio Interview: Linda Jantzen, Jim Theres, Catherine Bourgin at the VA Quadrennial Women Veterans Summit
Listen to the entire interview on the Soundcloud website. External Web Site Notice: This page contains information directly presented from an external source. The terms and conditions of this page may not be the [...]
‘Soldier’s Journey’ unveiling completes National World War I Memorial
On Sept. 13, at sunset, sculptor Sabin Howard’s “A Soldier’s Journey” will be unveiled during a “First Illumination” ceremony at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The epic 38-figure, 58-foot-long bronze relief will be lighted scene [...]
Combat Veteran to Be Featured in WWI Memorial
Combat Veteran Joe Winslow to be featured in Washington DC World War One Memorial that the Smithsonian is calling “the greatest memorial bronze of the modern age.” The sculpture, begun in 2019, is scheduled to [...]
Asheville resident to participate in bugle performance at the historic first Illumination Ceremony in Washington, D.C.
The formal completion of the new National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C., will be celebrated Sept. 13-15, hosted by The WWI Commission and The Doughboy Foundation. The First Illumination ceremony, 7:15 p.m. ET on Friday, [...]
‘A Soldier’s Journey’: WWI memorial completed with 25-ton sculpture honoring the American doughboy
No American doughboys remain alive to recall wading through the trenches of the Great War more than a century ago, so a new sculpture in the nation’s capital seeks to speak for them. Officials recently [...]
First In Situ Photos of A Soldier’s Journey
In preparation for the 13 September opening presentation (First Illumination) of his remarkable centerpiece for America's National World War I Memorial, sculptor Sabin Howard is busy mounting and putting some finishing touches on his 58 [...]
