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For 60 years the Hello Girls fought for veterans status
The first U.S. female soldiers of World War I could be awarded with the Congressional Gold Medal for their distinguished service to the country and their impact on American history and culture. The Hello Girls [...]
Wars Civil and Great: The American Experience in the Civil War and World War I
Books, like wars, start in a variety of strange places and for a variety of odd reasons. This one started on stage and was affirmed in a bar. That latter not so strange, perhaps. The [...]
Handwritten copy of 1930 speech by French ambassador to American Gold Star Mothers donated to ABMC
On February 28, 2024, Marie Claudel, the granddaughter of Ambassador Paul Claudel, donated to the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) the handwritten copy of the speech her grandfather gave to a group of Gold Star [...]
Andrew Doyle interviews sculptor Sabin Howard for GB News Network in the UK
Sculptor Sabin Howard has been spending time at Pangolin Foundry in Chalford, United Kingdom where the Pangolin Foundry is busy casting into bronze Howard's sculpture for the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC. [...]
How American Pacifism Led To World War I and Now May Lead To World War III
Isn’t it ironic that pacifism can lead to war? But if you look back at the events leading up to World War I, that’s exactly what happened. America was indifferent when war broke out in [...]
‘The Hello Girls’ ― the story of the first U.S. women soldiers ― comes to Sonoma
Sonoma Arts Live brings ‘The Hello Girls’ musical to Sonoma, the story of the first U.S. female soldiers and their significant role in the ending of World War I. More than 100 years ago 223 [...]
War Dogs History: The Great War Experience World War I
The setting for World War I is unique, and it is difficult to comprehend the immense scale of destruction and suffering endured by millions of people. Most of the time was spent in static positions. [...]
The U.S. 27th Division Field-Issued British Enlisted Jacket
This British Pattern 1902 Other Ranks Service Jacket was field-issued to a Sergeant in Company M of the 106th Infantry Regiment, 27th Division. The buttons have all been replaced with US buttons, there is a [...]
Veterans History Project: Captain Allen M. Sumner, Jr., USMC in WWI
World War I Correspondence Collections in the Library of Congress Veterans History Project Unit: 5th Marine Regiment; 81st Company, 6th Machine Gun Battalion Branch of Service: Marine Corps Rank: Captain "I am resolved to do the best I [...]
