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World War I Code Talkers
In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages for secret U.S. military codes. Today, their legacy continues as they serve with honor, dedication and distinction. In WWI, Native Americans began to use their languages [...]
Experiential Virtual Field Trip to the World War I Memorial
Users of the WWI Memorial Virtual Explorer app from the Doughboy Foundation can go on an augmented reality (AR)–driven virtual field trip to the National WWI Memorial from anywhere in the world. The app brings a “walk-around-inside-it” digital 3D model of the Memorial [...]
The First Known Use Of “OMG” Was In A Letter To Winston Churchill During WWI
OMG, can you believe this? Winston Churchill’s remarkable life was filled with genuine “OMG” moments, from withstanding the disastrous Gallipoli campaign during the First World War to leading Britain through World War II as prime [...]
The creation of “And Crimson Roses Once Again Be Fair”
The cantata based on poetry from World War One will be performed December 3, 2023 at All Souls Church in Manhattan, NY I had the good fortune of meeting conductor Alejandro Hernandes–Valdez several years ago, [...]
Navy Department World War I Concrete Barges – Rondout Creek
Hiding away in Rondout Creek, New York at 41.91245, -73.98639 is the last known surviving example of a World War I Navy ‘Oil & Coal’ Barge. It is less than a kilometer up the Rondout [...]
In Their Own Words – Arthur Niedermiller: One Sailor in WWI
Learn about Arthur Christian Niedermiller of Detroit, Michigan. Born in 1889 of German-American descent, learn how he overcame obstacles as the United States entered #TheGreatWar in April 1917. Looking up Woodward Avenue in downtown [...]
Rock Of The Marne Remembered: 2023 Army-Navy Uniform To Honor The Soldiers Of The 3rd Infantry Division
The 2023 Army-Navy uniform tells the story of the soldiers of the 3rd Infantry Division during the opening phase of Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF). This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Marne Division’s participation [...]
Borrowed Soldiers: Americans Under British Command in 1918 (Video)
In this highly informative 48-minute documentary from the Western Front Association, Mitchell Yockelson, senior archivist at the U.S. National Archives and an instructor at the Naval Academy, presents the story of the AEF's II Corps, [...]
It’s true: Saboteurs wanting to keep America out of World War I blew up a ship right in Elliott Bay
Years before the United States entered World War I, the war came to the U.S. As conflict exploded in Europe, the German Empire commenced a widespread plan of espionage and sabotage to sway American public [...]
