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A Love. A War. A Citizen.
What drives people to join the military? Patriotism? Poverty? Fear? Honor? Glory? Citizenship? The draft? Love? The reasons are many and, in many cases, more than one reason applies. This is the true story of [...]
Relatives shocked by identification of First World War soldier a century after being reported missing
The family of a man who fought and died in the First World War say they thought they were being scammed at first when they got the call asking for a DNA sample to identify [...]
Florence Standish – Early 20th Century Asheville, VA nurse
The History of the Asheville Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) is a complex and fascinating one spanning over a century of care. Research continues to uncover connections, placing the people of this historic hospital site [...]
Lumber from World War I Research at the Forest Products Laboratory Helps Repair the U.S. Capitol Building
The United States Capitol building was breached on January 6, 2021. Historically significant materials, many made of wood, were stolen, damaged, or destroyed. Shortly after the breach, the USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory (FPL) [...]
Why Were These WWI Soldiers Executed By Their Own Country?
All soldiers in World War I had one thing in common: possible execution by their own country for alleged cowardice. How did this actually affect armies? In his First World War memoir Good-Bye to All That, the [...]
WWI anti-ship round taken to pawn shop causes Florida city to reroute traffic
Pawn shops have a reputation for buying the darnedest things, but military projectiles aren’t on the list, even if they’re antiques. A customer learned that the hard way when he walked into a pawn shop in North Port, [...]
“The Allies had just wanted the ‘Balkan’ problem to go away and to never again threaten the peace of Europe.”
New book by Doughboy Foundation board member highlights World War I connections that still affect the Balkans today. Among Honest Communists – Slovenia and Yugoslavia 1973 – 1975, by Daniel J. Basta (Dorrance Publishing, 2022) [...]
Ohio’s Black World War I Sailors: Forgotten U.S. Servicemen
The service and sacrifice of Black World War I sailors is often overlooked. Black History Month provides an excellent opportunity to discuss these forgotten servicemen, including those who came from Ohio. 6,750 Black sailors served [...]
Not to Keep: A novel of Florida and World War I
Florida author, Rebecca J. Johnston, will speak about World War I, Floridians returning from the war, prohibition, the Bonus Army, the Labor Day Hurricane of 1935, and the process of writing these topics into her [...]
