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SUMMARY:Doughboy Foundation Annual Symposium:  "Unsung Heroes"
DESCRIPTION:“Doughboy Foundation Annual Symposium:  Unsung Heroes”\nGET SYMPOSIUM TICKETS HERE \nDoughboy Foundation Annual Symposium:  “Unsung Heroes”\nFriday\, September 18\, 2025; 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. \nFourth Estate Room\, National Press Club\, 529 14th St. NW Washington\, DC \n$74 Standard Registration \n$50 Early Bird Registration (limited tickets available – Reserve now) \n$25 Military/Veteran/Student (must show military ID or student ID at symposium check-in – limited tickets available) \nSYMPOSIUM AGENDA: \n9:00  – 9:30 AM   |  Registration\, Continental Breakfast\, and Networking   \n9:30  – 9:35 AM   | Welcome \nClair Sassin\, President & CEO\, Doughboy Foundation \n9: 35 – 10:35 AM  | Panel:  Getting it Done\, Supporting the Troops in WWI \nA moderated deep-dive into the essential logistics and support networks of the Great War: \nJerri  Bell\, Golden 14 Yeomen\, Navy’s First Enlisted Black Women \nSusan Watson\, The American Red Cross Motor Corps \n10:30 – 10:45 AM  |  Break \n10:45 – 12:15 PM   |  Panel:  Impact of American Code Talkers in WWI Through Modern Time \nNative American Code Talkers & Doughboy Legacies – learn how Native American service members used their traditional tribal languages to transmit secret tactical messages. \nErin Fehr\, Assistant Director & Archivist at the Sequoyah National Research Center (UA Little Rock)\, researcher and co-creator of the Modern Warriors of World War I database.  Topic:  American Indians in WWI \nSarah Elisabeth Sawyer\, Choctaw Nation tribal member\, “story archaeologist\,” and award-winning author. Her narrative biography Otis W. Leader: The Ideal American Doughboy won the 2024 Oklahoma Book Award for Nonfiction.  Topic:  Choctaw Code Talkers \nTimothy Hunts-In-Winter\, Citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe\, educator\, and genealogist. Renowned for his historical research into Dakota and Lakota frontline soldiers and WWI Code Talkers. Topic:  WWI Sioux Code Talkers: Albert Grass and Richard Blue Earth \n12:15 – 1:30 PM | Catered Box Lunch and Book Signings \n1:30 – 2:15 PM | Afternoon Panel: Music and the Wartime TrumpetPresenting on the history\, tradition and heritage of bugling in the military and the Great War.   The presentation features genuine World War I bugles\, including a rare trench bugle and General Pershing’s own bugle. \nPresentation and demonstration by: \nKevin Paul\, Military Band Historian\, member of a premier band in Washington\, DC and   Operations Manager for the Doughboy Foundation leading the buglers for Daily Taps and overseeing Doughboy Foundation’s A Band. \nChris Gekker\,  Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland; renowned international soloist and former faculty member at The Juilliard School. \n2:15 – 2:45 PM | Hello Girls:  The Forgotten Telephone Operators\nLearn about the Signal Corps Telephone Operators Unit\, the first all female unit to serve on the front lines of the U.S. Army during WWI \nCatherine Bourgin\, granddaughter of Hello Girl\, Marie Edmee\, and Founding Member of the Hello Girls Military Honors & Remembrance Program (M-HARP) \n2:45 – 3:00 PM | Break \n3:00 – 3:50 PM  |  Closing Speaker  |  How We Honor our Military Today \nNealie Sutton\, Executive Director for Management\, American Battle Monuments Commission\, “Taking Care of Those Who Made the Ultimate Sacrifice.” \n3:50 – 4:00 PM  | Closing Remarks \n4:00 – 4:25 PM  |  Free Time and Adjourn to National World War I Memorial \n4:25 – 4:55 PM  |  Explore the National WWI Memorial\, “A Soldier’s Journey” \n5:00 PM – Taps \n5:05 – 6 PM  |  Doughboy Foundation’s Final Concert of the Summer:  ” From Ragtime to Swing\, America Finds it’s Rhythm” \nGET TICKETS HEREJerri Bell\, Author\, Editor & writing instructor for the Veterans Writing Project\, Navy Veteran\, Wife & Mom \nJerri Bell retired from the US Navy after twenty years of service that included sea tours on HMS Sheffield and USS Mount Whitney\,\nand shore assignments in Norfolk\, Virginia; Lajes\, Azores; Washington\, DC; and as Assistant Naval Attache at the US Embassy in\nMoscow\, Russia.  She holds a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Fairfield University\, a Master of Arts in Creative Writing\nfrom the Johns Hopkins University\, and a Bachelor of Arts in Russian and Soviet Studies from Vassar College. \nSince 2013\, she has served as the Managing Editor for O-Dark Thirty\, the literary journal of the Veterans Writing Project.\nHer short fiction and nonfiction have been nominated for a Pushcart Prize\, and she and former Marine Tracy Crow are the authors of It’s My Country Too:  Women’s Military Stories from the American Revolution to Afghanistan\n(University of Nebraska Press/Potomac Books\, 2017).\nHer book on the “Golden Fourteen” – the first African American women to serve officially in the US armed forces\, is forthcoming from the\nUniveristy of Nebraska Press/Potomac Books.  She lives with her husband in Maryland. \nSusan Watson \nNational Archivist\, American Red Cross \nSusan Watson is the archivist for the American Red Cross and manages the organization’s\nhistorical programs and collections. She responds to inquiries\, administers public programming\,\ndevelops exhibits\, and oversees the care and conservation of Red Cross historical materials.\nShe has been with American Red Cross for over 26 years and has over 30 years of experience in\nthe public history field working with museums and archives including the North Carolina\nDepartment of Cultural Resources\, the Smithsonian Institution\, and the NASA History Office.\nSusan has a bachelor’s degree in clothing and textiles from East Carolina University and\nmaster’s degree in archival management from North Carolina State University. \nKevin Paul\, U.S. Army Band\, Doughboy Foundation \nKevin Paul is an active trumpeter and educator in the Washington Metropolitan area.  He has performed with many notable ensembles including\nthe National Symphony\, Baltimore Symphony\, Richmond Symphony\, Maryland Symphony\, Baltimore Chamber Orchestra\, Bach in Baltimore\,\nWashington Concert Opera\, and Post Classical Ensemble.  As a soloist\, he has been featured with the National Concert Band of America\, Maryland\nSymphony\, The United States Army Field Band\, and the United States Army Band Brass Ensemble.  He is currently the Adjunct Trumpet Professor\nat Loyola University and the creator of Military Trumpet Jobs\, the largest educational resource for military band auditions. \nKevin was one of six trumpeters to collaborate with the International Trumpet Guild\, recording the first ever military band excerpt CD.\nHe is currently one of the resident buglers and bugle coordinator for the National WWI Memorial in Washington DC\, where taps is performed\nevery day at 5 p.m.  As a current and former member of two different premier military bands\, he has toured and performed in every state in the\ncontinental U.S. and abroad.  He also regularly has the honor of performing for visiting dignitaries at The White House and participating in solemn\nceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery. \nBefore coming to Washington DC\, Kevin served as Acting Principal Trumpet of the China National Symphony in 2013.  He attended the Manhattan\nSchool of Music in New York City where he earned a master’s degree in orchestral performance.  He also holds a Bachelor of Music from the Mannes\nCollege of Music.  Kevin has studied with many current and former members of the New York Philharmonic including Vincent Penzarella\,\nTom Smith\, Phil Smith\, and former principal trumpet of the Metropolitan Opera\, Mark Gould.  When not performing\, Kevin enjoys spending\ntime with his wife and two lovely daughters. \nChris Gekker\, Professor of Trumpet\, University of Maryland \nGekker is Professor of Trumpet at the University of Maryland School of Music. He has appeared as soloist at Carnegie Hall\, Lincoln Center\, and throughout the United States\, Asia\, and Europe\, and can be heard as soloist on more than thirty recordings\, and on more than one hundred chamber music\, orchestral\, jazz\, and commercial recordings\, as well as numerous movie and television soundtracks. Deutsche Grammophon selected him to be included on their 2005 CD compilation “Masters of the Trumpet.” \nHe moved to Maryland in 1998\, from New York City\, where he was a member of the American Brass Quintet for eighteen years\, principal trumpet of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s\, and on the faculties of the Juilliard School\, the Manhattan School of Music\, Columbia University and the Aspen Music Festival. He also frequently performed and recorded as principal of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra and as a guest of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. He has been a guest principal trumpet with the New York Philharmonic\, the San Francisco Symphony\, the Baltimore Symphony\, and the Santa Fe Opera. \nFrequently invited to perform and record with contemporary popular artists\, he is featured on Sting’s 2009 DVD A Winter’s Night filmed live in Durham Cathedral\, England. Recent solo recordings include Larry Bell’s Unchanging Love (Fanfare Magazine: “Chris Gekker has made himself known over the years as a superb trumpeter who is able to produce meltingly flute-like tones at one extreme\, and to bring down the house at the other.”) and Corollary III by Brian Fennelly\, for trumpet and piano\, of which American Record Guide writes “It is always a pleasure to hear Chris Gekker’s round\, warm tone quality\, virtuoso skills\, and always thoughtful way of playing.” \nHis recent solo CDs Ghost Dialogues and Moon Marked were awarded second place in the Solo Artist Category by The American Prize. Chris’ most recent CD is a duo album with Greg Small called In a Quiet Place (2026). \nErin Fehr\, Assistant Director & Archivist\, Sequoyah National Research Center\, University of Arkansas at Little Rock \nErin Fehr (Yup’ik) is the Assistant Director and Archivist at the Sequoyah National Research Center at the University of Arkansas at\nLittle Rock. She co-authored the “American Indians in World War I” webpage for the United States World War One Centennial Commission\n(now the Doughboy Foundation) and continues to support the research conducted by the World War One Valor Medals Review Task Force\, aimed\nto award posthumous Medals of Honor to deserving minority servicemen who may have been overlooked due to race. \nThe Sequoyah National Research Center recently published a new website titled Modern Warriors of World War I that aims to identify all 12\,000\nAmerican Indians and Alaska Natives who served in WWI\, creating a central repository of their archival record. \nShe received an MM in Musicology and MLIS from the University of Oklahoma. She serves as Secretary of the Board of Directors for the American\nIndian Center of Arkansas and co-chairs the Mentorship Committee for the Native Emerging Professionals Network. \nTimothy Hunts-In-Winter\, Teacher\, Geneologist\, & Standing Rock Sioux Tribe Citizen \nTimothy Hunts-in-Winter is an enrolled citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe and genealogist living in Arizona\, known for researching Native American military history\, participating in the #NoDAPL protests\, and his family’s indigenous heritage.  An enrolled citizen of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe with roots tied historically to Dakota and Lakota ancestors\, including the historic woman warrior Ohítika Wiŋ (Brave Woman).  Researched World War I Dakota and Lakota soldiers and Code Talkers\, highlighting figures like Albert Grass. \nSarah Elisabeth Sawyer\, Author\, Speaker\, and Chocktaw Story Teller \nSarah Elisabeth Sawyer is a story archaeologist.  She digs up shards of past lives\, hopes\, and truths\, and pieces them together for readers today.\nThe Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian honored her as a literary artist through their Artist Leadership Program for her work in\npreserving Choctaw Trail of Tears stories.  She is the creator of the Fiction Writing:  American Indians digital course. (fictioncourses.com/americanindians) \nSarah has written and published 17 historical fiction books\, and over 275 non-fiction articles on Native artists and organizations with representatives\nfrom dozens of North American tribes.  Her narrative biography of a Native WWI hero\, “Otis W. Leader:  The Ideal American Doughboy\,” was awarded the 2024 Oklahoma Book Award for nonfiction.  It was also selected to represent the state of Oklahoma for the Library of Congress’s 2024 National Book Festival in Washington\, DC. \nA tribal member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma\, she writes from her hometown in Texas\, partnering with her mother\, Lynda Kay Sawyer\,\nin continued research for future works.  Learn more at ChoctawSpirit.com\, SarahElisabethWrites.com and Facebook.com/SarahElisabethSawyer. \nYour support for the Doughboy Foundation will help fund our mission in perpetuity\, inspiring future generations of visitors and forever honoring our World War I veterans and all U.S. servicemen and women. Donate today →
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SUMMARY:World War I Symposium
DESCRIPTION:“The Generation that Changed the World: Voices from the Great War”\nRSVP FOR THE SYMPOSIUM \nInaugural World War I Symposium\nFriday\, September 12\, 2025; 9:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. \nFirst Amendment Lounge\, National Press Club\, 529 14th St. NW Washington\, DC \n$25 registration fee \n9:30 a.m. Coffee\nWelcome: Denise Doring VanBuren\, Chair\, The Doughboy Foundation\nSpeaker #1\n10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Mitchell Yockelson\nForty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in WWI\nSpeaker #2\n11:00 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. Marvin W. Barrash\nThe Mysterious Disappearance of the U. S. S. Cyclops\nSpeaker #3\n12:00 p.m. – 12:30 p.m. Theo Mayer\nWWI Education Through Technology \n12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own at a nearby restaurant \nSpeaker #4\n2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. Dr. Frank Blazich\nFeathers of Honor: U.S. Army Signal Corps Pigeon Service\, 1917 – 1918\nSpeaker #5\n3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. Jim Leeke\nFrom the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War\nSpeaker #6\n4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Jari Villanueva\nThe Yanks are Coming! US Army Bands 1917-1919 \n4:45 p.m. Closing Announcements and Adjourn to National World War I Memorial\n5:00 p.m. Taps\, wreath laying ceremony and brief history of “A Soldier’s Journey” \nRSVP for the WWI SymposiumMitchell Yockelson \nForty-Seven Days: How Pershing’s Warriors Came of Age to Defeat the German Army in World War I \nMilitary historian Dr. Mitch Yockelson earned a Bachelor’s degree from Frostburg State University\, a Master’s from George Mason University and a Ph.D. from the Royal Military College of Science\, Cranfield University.  Mitch is on the staff of the U.S. National Archives where he leads the Archival Recovery Program.  He also teaches history at Norwich University through the college’s online master’s program and regularly leads battlefield tours in Europe.  Additionally\, Mitch lectures on military history and has been featured on 60 Minutes\, PBS\, and C-SPAN\, and in newspapers such as the Los Angeles Times\, New York Times\, and Washington Post\, as well as numerous podcasts.  Mitch has published widely in the field of military history\, including articles and book reviews in various journals and magazines\, and is the author of five books.  His presentation draws from his 2018 book:  Forty-Seven Days\, the story of General Pershing and the Doughboys who Fought in the Meuse-Argonne.  HIs next book\, the Lion and The General\, about the unique friendship between Winston Churchill and Dwight Eisenhower\, will be published in 2026.  A life-long resident of the greater D.C. area\, Mitch lives in Annapolis\, Maryland. \nMarvin W. Barrash \nThe Mysterious Disappearance of the U. S. S. Cyclops \nMarvin W. Barrash was introduced to the U.S.S. Cyclops at an early age. His father told him that his great uncle was lost with the Collier Cyclops during the First World War. That bit of family history made an impression on him. Years later\, he authored three books concerning the U.S.S. Cyclops. Following his initial thirteen years of extensive research of surviving Cyclops documentation\, his book\, U.S.S. CYCLOPS\, the comprehensive history of the ship\, was completed. His next volume was\, Murder on the Abarenda\, a pre-history of the Cyclops saga that delved into the prior sea service of the ship’s only commanding officer. His third book\, U.S.S. CYCLOPS\, Volume Two\, focused on the men who perished with the ship and provided information that was not previously available. Mr. Barrash’s decades of research of the Cyclops’ history never ceased. He continues with the hope that the ship will be located and studied; not salvaged. The cause of the ship’s demise and the terrible loss of life with her must be ascertained. Barrash retired after more than four decades of service with the U.S. Department of Defense. His military service was in the Maryland Army National Guard. He resides in Maryland. \nTheo Mayer \nWWI Education Through Technology \nTheo Mayer is a distinguished technologist\, educator and WW1 enthusiast\, renowned for blending innovation\, storytelling and public engagement.  As Chief Technologist and Program Manager at the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission (2015-2024)\, Theo led strategic initiatives to commemorate the Great War’s legacy and impact on America\, including through interactive educational programming and public outreach.  His passion for history shines through his work with The Doughboy Foundation\, where he helped create an AR/VR-infused mobile app that overlays interpretation onto the new National WW1 Memorial\, bringing wartime narratives to life for visitors and students.  Featured on NPR’s Teaching Matters podcast\, Theo discussed how this immersive tool empowers middle and high school learners to explore WW1 history on their terms and in the media of their generation.  An entrepreneur\, writer/producer\, and lifelong educator\, he harnesses technology to preserve historical memory and inspire future generations.  At the symposium\, he will demonstrate how modern digital platforms unlock new avenues for interactive learning\, bridging 1914 – 1918 with today for both classrooms and adult enthusiasts.  His session combines insightful perspective and a practical framework for educators\, museum curators\, history enthusiasts and technologists eager to rethink history education in experiential terms. \nDr. Frank A. Blazich Jr.\, PhD  \nFeathers of Honor: U.S. Army Signal Corps Pigeon Service\, 1917 – 1918 \nCurator of Military History at the National Museum of American History of the Smithsonian Institution since 2017\, Dr. Blazich is a native of Raleigh\, NC\, who specializes in the American military experience in the twentieth century. A veteran of the U.S. Air Force\, he holds a doctorate in modern American history from The Ohio State University. Following his doctoral studies\, Blazich served as the historian at the U.S. Navy Seabee Museum in Port Hueneme\, Cal.\, before moving to Washington\, D.C. to serve as a historian in the History and Archives Division of Naval History and Heritage Command. His first edited book\, Bataan Survivor: A POW’s Account of Japanese Captivity in World War II\, was published in 2017. His second book\, Honorable Place in American Air Power”: Civil Air Patrol Coastal Patrol Operations\, 1943-1943\, was published in 2020. His second edited (and first translated) book\, UnAméricain dans la Légion: Mémoires Inédits d’un Copagnon de la Libération\, was published in May 2025. He has published articles\, essays\, blog posts\, book reviews and delivered public talks on numerous topics relating to modern American military history. In December 2022\, his article Notre Cher Ami: The Enduring Myth and Memory of a Humble Pigeon\, published in The Journal of Military History\, received a 2022 Smithsonian Secretary’s Research Prize. In 2024\, he received the Literary Award from the Orders and Medals Society of America for his article\, The American Expeditionary Forces and the Order of Prince Danilo I. That same year the French government awarded him the Médaille de la Défense nationale in bronze with “ARMY” and “FOREIGN LEGION” clasps. He lives in Northern Virginia with his wife Nicole and son William. \nJim Leeke \nFrom the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War \nJim Leeke is a former print journalist\, sportswriter\, agency copywriter and creative director. He was born and grew up in the Midwest\, and he studied journalism at The Ohio State University after serving in the U.S. Navy. Jim then began his writing career in daily newspapers as a reporter\, columnist and sportswriter. He later worked in communications with technology clients across North America and worldwide. He has written and spoken extensively about baseball during World War I and contributed to several books and articles\, as well as for the biographies of the Society for American Baseball Research (SABR). A U.S. Navy veteran\, Jim also writes about military and aviation history. His numerous books include From the Dugouts to the Trenches: Baseball during the Great War\, winner of SABR’s 2918 Larry Ritter Book Award. He is also the author of The Gas and Flame Men: Baseball and the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. The Gas and Flame Men is the first full account of Major League ballplayers who served in the Chemical Warfare Service during World War I. Four players\, two club executives\, and a manager served in the small and hastily formed branch\, six of them as gas officers. Remarkably\, five of the seven—Christy Mathewson\, Branch Rickey\, Ty Cobb\, George Sisler\, and Eppa “Jeptha” Rixey are now enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame at Cooperstown. His latest book is Big Loosh: The Unruly Life of Umpire Ron Luciano. He lives and works in Columbus\, Ohio. \nJari Villanueva \nBands of World War I \nJari Villanueva retired from the U.S. Air Force after spending 23 years with The U.S. Air Force Band in Washington\, D.C. He is regarded as the country’s foremost expert on military bugle calls\, particularly the call of Taps. He served as the Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge of The USAF Band’s State Funeral Plans and held the position of NCOIC at the command post at Andrews AFB\, overseeing the arrival and departure ceremonies for late Presidents Reagan and Ford. As a ceremonial trumpeter\, Villanueva participated in more than 5\,000 ceremonies at Arlington National Cemetery and served as an assistant drum major\, leading The USAF Ceremonial Brass in funerals. Between 2008 and 2017\, Villanueva worked for the Maryland Military Department\, serving as the Director of Veterans Affairs\, Maryland National Guard Honor Guard\, which provides funeral honors to more than 3\,500 veterans each year. He also served as conductor/commander of the Maryland Defense Force Band and retired in 2017 at the rank of Lt. Colonel. \nIn August 2023\, Villanueva was appointed Executive Director of The Doughboy Foundation\, which supports programs\, projects and activities that educate the public about America’s participation in World War I. Villanueva has received numerous military awards and decorations\, including the Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster\, Air Force Commendation Medal\, Air Force Achievement Medal with three oak leaf clusters. He earned a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1978 from the Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University. In 1984 he received a Master of Music degree from Kent State. \nYour support for the Doughboy Foundation will help fund our mission in perpetuity\, inspiring future generations of visitors and forever honoring our World War I veterans and all U.S. servicemen and women. Donate today →
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