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Who were the American mothers to France’s orphaned children during the First World War?
During the entire course of World War I, approximately 25,000 American women crossed the Atlantic Ocean to attend to the needs of wounded soldiers and civilian communities in Europe. Women traditionally operated in medical units and helped care [...]
Doughboy Foundation Summer Concert Kick-off June 25 Celebrating 250 years of American Music & Honoring the USO
FEEL THE BEAT OF HISTORY! Join Us for our Summer Concert Kick-off , June 25 at the National WWI Memorial - Celebrating 250 years of American Music & Honoring the USO. Join the Doughboy [...]
One Week, Two Cities: Our Mission Continues
New York, NY Stepping out of Penn Station onto the streets of New York City, I instinctively looked up. The towering buildings were mesmerizing, the streets humming with a hustle and bustle in stark [...]
Memorial Day and the women who mourn
Gold Star Mothers organization emerged from World War I Years ago in late May, the calendar showed Memorial Day would soon come to Yellowstone National Cemetery in southcentral Montana. Many people would then visit [...]
Students Deepen Understanding of Memorial Day
Bronxville High School students participated in the “Lest We Forget: A Memorial Day Gallery Event,” an immersive and interactive program designed to deepen their understanding of service, sacrifice and remembrance through primary sources and [...]
This Memorial Day, The St. Paul Phantom Recovers the Forgotten WWI Service of Boxing Legend Mike Gibbons
This Memorial Day, as America enters its Semiquincentennial year, a forgotten chapter of World War I history is returning to public memory through The St. Paul Phantom: The Gibbons Brothers’ Fight for Glory, Volume I , [...]
Lake of the Ozarks Military Bugler To Perform At National WWI Memorial In Washington D.C.
Lake of the Ozarks veteran Mike McCain will sound Taps in Washington, D.C. at the National WWI Memorial & Museum on June 3, 2026. McCain, 78, is the Sunrise Beach Honor Guard Bugler for [...]
Wreaths laid at museum centennial ceremony for 441 Kansas Citians who died in WWI
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Scouts laid 441 wreaths Monday morning to honor Kansas City soldiers who died in WWI as the National World War I Museum and Memorial marked its 100th anniversary and the nation [...]
The Long Blue Line: The Tampa—a legacy of courage!
Launched in 1912 and christened Miami, Coast Guard cutter Tampa was part of a small but nimble fleet of revenue cutters that patrolled American coastal waters. After the sinking of Titanic on April 14, 1912, Miami’s Florida cruising missions of [...]
