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Donuts sparked Salvation Army’s service to military for 110 years, national leader says
Evangelical church seeks to 'do the most good' for those in need The Salvation Army’s 110-year-old gambit of giving American soldiers in World War I a “taste of home” helped fuel this nation’s obsession with [...]
The factors that led the U.S. to join the Allies in 1917
For all its length and ferocity, World War I would probably have ended quite differently had it not been for America’s entry into the war on behalf of the Allies in 1917. Up until then, [...]
June 8 Ceremony At World War I Cenotaph In Passaic, NJ’s Armory Park Honors Hello Girls Chief Operator Grace Banker
General John Pershing & Banker met last time at Cenotaph dedication in 1924 One hundred years ago, on May 30th, 1924, one of Passaic’s most notable Veterans of World War l, Grace Banker Chief Operator of [...]
20 brave men celebrated by WWI monument in GA
There is a monument at the corner of Gilman and Virginia streets in Harmar. It sits near busy traffic lanes, yet offers a serene view of the Ohio River. It was a gift of France, [...]
Is Captain Eddie Rickenbacker Overrated?
I have mentioned the famous American fighter pilot Captain Eddie Rickenbacker in my writings from time to time over the years, and I always wanted to write an article specifically about him because it is quite common [...]
Dedication of the Peabody Memorial to Soldiers on May 30, 2024
“One night on the Marne, while the great second battle was on, I met a friend. We had only a few minutes together, but I managed to give him the address of a friend of [...]
The WWI veteran who stormed Normandy with nothing but a cane and pistol
“We’ll start the war from right here!” Brig. Gen. Theodore Roosevelt Jr. purportedly declared as his Higgins landing craft drifted about a mile from its target destination on Utah Beach the morning of June 6, [...]
Reuniting the Pershing and Patton Families: Sandra S. Pershing and Helen A. Patton
Two of the greatest legends in American military history rose from the swirling desert dust of Columbus, New Mexico – John J. Pershing and George S. Patton, Jr. The story begins with Francisco “Pancho” Villa’s [...]
An American Urologist on the Western Front in World War I
Remembering Dr. GG Smith It began like any other clinical encounter between a urologist and their new patient: I asked Mr. Rush what prompted him to schedule the visit and what kind of work he [...]
