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SUMMARY:Bells of Peace Ceremony 2025
DESCRIPTION:The Doughboy Foundation will sponsor the annual Bells of Peace Ceremony on Tuesday November 11\, 2025\, starting at 11:00 a.m. EST with prelude music by the American Expeditionary Forces Band Brass Quintet starting at 10:45 a.m. at The National World War I Memorial in Washington\, DC\, located on Pennsylvania Ave between 14th and 15th streets. The ceremony is free and open to the public\, or can be watched via livestream on our Youtube channel. \nBells of Peace commemorates the end of World War I and honors the 4.7 million Americans who donned the uniform and the 116\,516 who lost their lives in that conflict. November 11 is now Veterans Day\, a day to recognize all military Veterans of the United States Armed Forces. Originally called Armistice Day\, the date marked the end of hostilities in WWI and is observed as Remembrance Day in other countries. \nAt the National WWI Memorial\, while honoring our Veterans\, we will also honor and uphold the original purpose of November 11 through a multi-national commemorative ceremony\, and observe the day by remembering the 4.7 million American military members who served in WWI and all those from other nations who served alongside them. \nThe Bells of Peace Ceremony will be live-streamed starting at 1045 am\nCLICK HERE FOR THE LIVE STREAM\nSubscribe to our YouTube channel and click to enable notifications. \nView the event details \nRSVP for the Bells of Peace CeremonyThis event is free and open to the public.\nYou can also view the live-stream by clicking HERE \nThe Doughboy Foundation’s American Expeditionary Forces HQ Band Brass Quintet will provide music. \nView the Schedule for the Day \nSpecially priced items are available at the Doughboy shop for celebration of Armistice Day on November 11th. Visit the shop today. \n\nOUR SPEAKERS\nThe Honorable Dr Kevin Rudd AC is Australia’s Ambassador to the United States of America\, taking up his posting in Washington in March 2023. \nAmbassador Rudd served as Australia’s twenty-sixth Prime Minister from 2007 to 2010\, then as Minister for Foreign Affairs\, before a second term as Prime Minister in 2013. He was Member for Griffith in the Australian Parliament from 1998 to 2013. \nSince leaving government\, Ambassador Rudd has resided in the United States where he is recognised as a leading analyst of China. In 2015\, he became inaugural President of the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York. In 2020\, he was appointed President and CEO of the Asia Society globally and\, in 2022\, he founded the Asia Society Policy Institute’s Center for China Analysis.In 2019\, Ambassador Rudd was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia for eminent service to Indigenous reconciliation\, innovative economic initiatives\, and major policy reform\, and through senior advisory roles with international organisations. Ambassador Rudd holds honorary positions at the Atlantic Council and Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington DC; the Asia Society\, Schwartzman Scholars and Bloomberg New Economy Forum in New York; the Paulson Institute in Chicago; the Paris School of International Affairs at Sciences Po in Paris\, France; the Chancellor Helmut Schmidt Foundation in Hamburg\, Germany; and Museum of Australian Democracy at Old Parliament House in Canberra. He is founder and co-chair of an Australian charity\, the National Apology Foundation\, and a trustee of the Cathedral of St John the Divine in New York City. \nAmbassador Rudd started his diplomatic career in 1981 with postings to Beijing and Stockholm. In 1988\, he was appointed Chief of Staff to the Hon Wayne Goss and served him as Premier of Queensland. He was Director-General of the Cabinet Office in Queensland from 1991 to 1995\, and Senior China Consultant for KPMG from 1996 to 1998. \nAmbassador Rudd graduated with Honours in Asian Studies from the Australian National University and received his PhD from Oxford University in 2022. He also studied at National Taiwan Normal University in Taipei. \nNew Zealand Defence Attaché Commodore Blair Gerritsen. \nWhen he reflects back on a lengthy career\, Commodore Gerritsen laughs. “It was supposed to be a couple of years and it has turned into this amazing experience.”\nThe self-professed ‘country boy’ from Nelson\, moved to Auckland to join the Navy and hasn’t looked back. “It’s been a fantastic ride so I never got off it.”\nDuring his career\, Commodore Gerritsen has commanded ships\, run global operations and worked in defence intelligence. His arrival in DC follows a stint as Defence Adviser in Canberra at the New Zealand High Commission. \nIn this key posting\, Commodore Gerritsen aims to “bring New Zealand’s voice and unique way of seeing things to the international stage”.\n“We’re never going to bring mass to any operation but we bring great people and NZDF’s well-earned reputation.” \nDenise VanBuren serves as the Chair of the Board for the Doughboy Foundation. This follows her tenure as President General of the Daughters of the American Revolution\, where she led a 140-member professional staff at the Washington\, D.C. DAR headquarters\, which includes the 4\,000-seat Constitution Hall\, the DAR Museum\, and the DAR Library. She also oversaw more than $150 million in assets. Previously\, she held positions such as First Vice President General (2016-2019)\, Organizing Secretary General (2013-2016)\, Chair of DAR Magazine (2004-2010)\, and served on the Public Relations (2000-2004) committees. She was the Editor of American Spirit Magazine (2004-2019). Her roles in the New York State DAR include Regent (2010-2013)\, Vice Regent (2007-2010)\, and Historian (2004-2007). At the Melzingah Chapter DAR\, she served as Regent (1998–2001)\, Vice Regent (1995-1998)\, and Librarian (1992-1995). \nDenise is a member of the DAR; Southern Dutchess Exchange Club; Beacon B.P.O.E.; Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War; Chelsea Yacht Club; Huguenot Society of America; Daughters of American Colonists; and Dutchess County and Beacon historical societies. \nShe earned a Bachelor’s degree in mass communication/journalism from St. Bonaventure University in Olean\, NY\, in 1983\, and a Master’s degree in Business Administration from Mount St. Mary College in Newburgh\, NY\, in 1997. \nDenise is married to Christopher G. Barclay and has three sons\, Schuyler\, Troy\, and Brett VanBuren\, and is a grandmother to James. \nOther participants for the Bell of Peace ceremony will include representatives of the Embassies from Australia\, Belgium\, France\, Serbia\, and New Zealand\, as well as the American Gold Star Mothers\, The Military Order of World Wars\, and the Pershing Rifles. Wreaths will be presented\, the National WWI brass bell will be rung 21 times\, and the solemn bugle calls of Aux Morts\, Last Post\, and Taps will be sounded in honor of those who gave their lives during WWI. \nThe ceremony is free and open to the public. \nShow your support. Get your exclusive poppy lapel pin at the Doughboy Shop today! \n\nSchedule of Events\nBUGLE CALL “ATTENTION” \nPRE-CEREMONY MUSIC- AEF Band Brass Quintet\nWELCOME  Clair Sassin\, CEO\, The Doughboy Foundation \n\nANTHEMS OF AUSTRALIA\, NEW ZEALAND AND THE UNITED STATES performed by the AEF Brass Quintet \n\nINVOCATION Rev. Anne Weatherholt\, Episcopal Priest\, Retired \n\nREMARKS Denise VanBuren\, Chair of the Board of Directors\, The Doughboy Foundation \n\nREMARKS Dr. Kevin Rudd\, Australian Ambassador to the United States \n\nMUSICAL SELECTION  The Invercargill March by Alex Lithgow AEF Band Brass Quintet \n\nREMARKS New Zealand Defence Attaché Commodore Blair Gerritsen \n\nPOEM “Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak” Mr. Daniel Dayton \n\nBELL OF PEACE RUNG by Cadet Colonel Cadence Tryggestad\, National Society of Pershing Rifles \n\nPRESENTATION OF WREATHS by Embassies and other organizations \n\nMY COMRADE\, AUX MORTS\, THE LAST POST\, TAPS \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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