Purple Hearts Reunited in Dublin to honor fallen Irish-American WWI hero
On 16 November 2018, the non-profit foundation Purple Hearts Reunited will conduct their first international ceremony in honor of WWI
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Special Reports
Hope For Peace caps ecumenical Armistice Day service at Washington National Cathedral
Washington, D.C.: One hundred years ago, on November 11, 1918, the horrific guns of August were finally silenced at precisely
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Wreath laying ceremony opens weekend of events honoring WWI veterans, Armistice Day
Wreaths representing the United States and its territories were placed near the General John J. Pershing statue in Pershing Park
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World War I Medal of Honor review urged for minority servicemen
A group of decorated soldiers from the famed 369th “Harlem Hellfighters” proudly display the French Croix de guerre. Questions have
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Dave Shuey was unforgettable as ‘General Pershing’
Living history actor David Shuey appeared as General Pershing at the Great Gatsby Presidential Inaugural Ball. (Anthony C. Hayes) To
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Camp Doughboy brings World War I history alive on Governors Island
Sheet music from a bygone era at Camp Doughboy World War I Weekend on Governors Island. (Anthony C. Hayes) New
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John J. Pershing Historic site to dedicate Commemorative Garden to fallen Americans of WWI
LACLEDE., MO: There was nothing about the boyhood of John J. Pershing which would hint of his eventual fame. When
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Copperthite pie company heir recalls efforts which provided ‘Dough for the Doughboys’
At first glance, the black Model T box truck – replete with it’s creamy-white “Connecticut – Copperthite Pie Company” lettering
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A New Reading of World War I American Literature
One hundred years after U.S. involvement in World War I, it is time to revisit our literature that came out
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Military, civilian scholars discuss lasting impression of WWI
Paul Sunderland’s Glass Bridge & Poppy Field at the National WWI Museum and Memorial. (Courtesy) On Thursday, March 29, the
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