Posted on May 23, 2015
World War I memorial might not put U.S. commander Pershing at center
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Would it surprise you to learn that there isn't a National World War I Memorial in Washington?
In December, the government officially designated Pershing Park — at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, near the White House — a national war memorial.
The new site is separate from the elegant, columned D.C. War Memorial, which honors Washington’s World War I veterans, on the Mall.
The new memorial, on the 1.8-acre site, will commemorate the 4.7 million Americans who served during the 1914-1918 “Great War,” which claimed 116,000 American lives. Many places around the world are marking the war’s centennial.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/gen-pershing-may-not-be-the-center-of-a-new-war-memorial-at-pershing-park/2015/05/22/c83b8444-00ab-11e5-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html
In December, the government officially designated Pershing Park — at 15th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue NW, near the White House — a national war memorial.
The new site is separate from the elegant, columned D.C. War Memorial, which honors Washington’s World War I veterans, on the Mall.
The new memorial, on the 1.8-acre site, will commemorate the 4.7 million Americans who served during the 1914-1918 “Great War,” which claimed 116,000 American lives. Many places around the world are marking the war’s centennial.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/gen-pershing-may-not-be-the-center-of-a-new-war-memorial-at-pershing-park/2015/05/22/c83b8444-00ab-11e5-805c-c3f407e5a9e9_story.html
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the statue should be Great-uncle Bion, an American Scottish descendant who spent his time in the Navy in England giving the finger to the english.
or Great-uncle Fred Keller who was in one of the 'Spruce Squadrons" - look them up, it's a fascinating story
or Great-uncle Fred Keller who was in one of the 'Spruce Squadrons" - look them up, it's a fascinating story
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In 2017 the United States will commemorate the centennial of its entry into World War I. Nearly 4,734,991 Americans served during the war, and 116,516 Americans died in defense of democracy overseas. America’s support of its allies in World War I marked the first time in this nation’s history that American soldiers went abroad to defend foreign soil against aggression—and it marked the true beginning of the American century.
Yet while the later conflicts of the 20th century; World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War rightfully have National Memorials on the National Mall, there is no such memorial to the Great War, even though more Americans gave their lives in World War I than in Korea and Vietnam combined.
http://wwimemorial.org/
Yet while the later conflicts of the 20th century; World War II, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War rightfully have National Memorials on the National Mall, there is no such memorial to the Great War, even though more Americans gave their lives in World War I than in Korea and Vietnam combined.
http://wwimemorial.org/
National World War I Memorial Foundation
2014 begins the 100th Anniversary of the start of WWI: The War to End All Wars. A century later, there still is no memorial on the National Mall to honor the 4,734,991 Americans served during the war, and the 116,516 who gave their lives. None of the memorials are about the good or bad of war, but rather the service and courage of American solders. The circle needs be completed; we need a WWI Memorial!
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