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Tradition Lives on at Hindenburg Line Dinner
Pvt. Michael Valente, recipient of the Medal of Honor, for actions on September 29, 1918. NEW YORK, NY — "...gallantry and intrepidity above and beyond the call of duty in action with the [...]
Harold Kinne VFW Post 3296 honored in Washington, DC
The World War One Centennial Commission & The Doughboy Foundation have been playing “Taps” at the National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. in honor of Orofino VFW Post 3296, named after WWI veteran Harold E. [...]
WWI Genealogy: One Family’s Research and Revelations
Over time, family lore can become legend. What was the true story of Corporal John Zink? His grandson undertook a fascinating fact-finding journey to explore, and ultimately understand, the real history.
The Armchair Historian: WW1 From the American Perspective
The Armchair Historian LLC specializes in producing educational and entertaining animated history videos, primarily 20th-century military history. I started this channel in June of 2016, but our first video came out in November of 2017. [...]
Barber, 75, Pleads Guilty in 1976 Killing of World War I Veteran
A 75-year-old New York City man pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 1976 killing of a World War I veteran whose dismembered remains were found in 2019. Martin Motta’s guilty plea Tuesday in the death [...]
WFMA exhibition a chance to explore post WWI changes in America
From Boom to Bust brings perspective to upheaval in America a century ago The Wichita Falls Museum of Art at MSU Texas is offering a chance to explore the many cultural changes that occurred in [...]
New Book Highlights the Incredible Legacy of Syracuse University WWI Veteran William Shemin ’1924
There are a few vivid details Sara Shemin Cass recalls about her grandfather, William Shemin ’1924 (1896-1973), from her time growing up in Westchester County, New York, and spending summers with her family upstate in [...]
World War I Teaching and Learning Resources Are Now Published on the Verizon Innovative Learning HQ Portal
Though World War I is arguably one of the most consequential periods in American history, the subject is woefully scant in most middle / high school history textbooks and educational materials. With the Centennial of [...]
Remembrance ceremony on Six Nations honors Indigenous soldiers
Six Nations Veterans Association pays annual tribute to Haudenosaunee who fought and died for freedom Of the several dozen wreaths carefully placed at the foot of the cenotaph in Six Nations Veterans Park during Sunday’s [...]
