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Exhibit spotlights stories of African American WWI soldiers from Virginia
There’s a new World War I exhibit in Fairfax, and it’s offering visitors an up-close experience with history. The “True Sons of Freedom” traveling exhibition from the Library of Virginia is now on display at [...]
World War I statue in Harrisburg dedicated 100 years ago on Veterans Day
On Veterans Day 2022, an honored World War I statue in Harrisburg, Pa., turns 100 years old. Officially called “Lest We Forget” the WWI doughboy statue at North Front St. and Cumberland St. was gifted [...]
When America became global power: We have the right Christmas present for you!
World War One changed the world forever and shaped the twentieth century. It marked the twilight of the British and French colonial empires, and signaled the emergence of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Ireland and Poland [...]
Lost at sea — KI man hopes late, great-uncle will be honored by U.S. Navy
CROWNSVILLE — Marvin Barrash, 69, of Stevensville, has spent a lifetime thinking about his late, great-uncle, U.S. Navy Fireman, 2C Lawrence Merkel of Baltimore City, who died along with his shipmates, in early May 1918, [...]
Meet the American who inspired the nation in two world wars: Christian soldier Sgt. Alvin York
Tennessee backwoodsman sought exemption from WWI as conscientious objector, battlefield heroics astounded Europe's toughest soldiers Sergeant Alvin York was a reluctant Christian soldier. Yet the battlefield heroics of the born-again backwoodsman and Tennessee sharpshooter astounded even the [...]
Suisun City, AZ veterans post receives honor for World War I heritage
SUISUN CITY — The spectral sounds of Taps summons the past. For five evenings, starting Sept. 5, a bugler called out in honor of Manuel E. Reams Jr. and others who sacrificed their lives during [...]
Celebrating American Nurses During World War I
I have a special place in my heart for nurses because my mom was a nurse back in the 1980s. She worked in the ER of our local hospital for a while and then became [...]
Flying the Liberty Plane
It's been a long time coming, but we have finished our film The Liberty Plane on America's first Warbird. Inspired by both the timeframe, our own DH4, and Peter Jackson's, They Shall Not Grow Old, [...]
Shared memories of few comments piece together WWI experience
Oliver H. Oswald shared little about his wartime experience with his family and friends after he came and settled on a farm in Muscotah. Oliver’s son, Floyd Oswald said what little he knows about his [...]
