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Doughboy MIA For September 2024: Private Burwell Canady Jackson
Private Burwell Canady Jackson was born on October 26, 1896, in Lenoir County, North Carolina. He was raised on his family's farm, where he eventually took over the family operation after his father’s passing in [...]
WWI Bronze Relief Sculptures By Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney Find A New Home At The Breakers
Two bronze relief sculptures by celebrated American sculptor Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney have been installed at The Breakers, her family’s former Gilded Age mansion in Newport, Rhode Island. The sculptures, which had been held at Whitney’s [...]
‘A Soldier’s Journey’ in the Light of Glory
New memorial of World War I is set to make its debut in Washington, DC We’re looking forward on our next trip to Washington to visiting the new memorial in respect of World War I. [...]
Alum Led Charge in Battle for National WWI Memorial
National Memorial for the ‘Great War’ Will Be Unveiled Sept. 13 in D.C. Some battles require tanks, bombs and ammunition; others require a good lawyer. Edwin Fountain ’90, a University of Virginia School of Law [...]
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 [...]
