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CBS Evening News: World War I memorial unveiled in Washington, D.C.
A new World War I memorial paying tribute to the 4.7 million Americans who served in the military during the war has been unveiled in Washington, D.C. The memorial's centerpiece is a 60-foot long sculpture [...]
“Distinguished and Exceptional” Gallantry: Two Essays on WWI Hero Mortimer Lawrence
The day before the belligerent countries declared an Armistice on November 11, 1918, Mortimer Lawrence of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, an aerial observer for the 104th Aero Squadron, shot down the last enemy aircraft of the [...]
National WWI Memorial — A Soldier’s Journey: First Illumination Ceremony
Current and former Commissioners of the United States World War I Centennial Commission gather in front of the A Soldiers Journey sculpture at the National World War I Memorial prior to the First Illumination [...]
CT sculptor creates centerpiece for National World War I Memorial to be revealed tonight in Washington, D.C.
In a 2015 design competition for the National World War I Memorial located in Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., Justin Shubow, the president of The National Civic Art Society, urged Howard, a sculptor based in Kent, Connecticut, to enter. [...]
Washington’s New World War I Memorial Is Defiantly Traditional
The capital’s monuments to the Vietnam War and World War II were criticized as depressing and ungainly, but a 58-foot-long sculpture by artist Sabin Howard tells a classic story of heroism. On Friday night, Washington, [...]
First Illumination of “A Soldier’s Journey” At The National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC Friday, September 13, 2024
The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and Doughboy Foundation Proudly Announce The Please join The World War I Centennial Commission and The Doughboy Foundation on Friday, September 13, 2024 at sundown for the First [...]
WWI Living History Weekend at the National World War I Memorial in Washington, DC September 14-15
The WWI Living History Weekend will take place at the National World War One Memorial in Washington, DC on Saturday and Sunday September 14-15, 2024. The WWI Living History Weekend follows the First Illumination ceremony [...]
Baltimore bugler to perform at ceremony marking completion of WWI Memorial
John Schmitt is a bugle boy, though there’s no boogie woogie in his repertoire. Schmitt, of Baltimore, is a bugler for the state of Maryland who has sounded taps at some 2,000 funerals. He’s also [...]
‘A Soldier’s Journey’ Reaches Its Destination
As he put the finishing touches on the final 11 of 38 bronze figures that tell the captivating story of a World War I hero's journey, master sculptor Sabin Howard can feel his purpose of [...]
