Posted on Jul 1, 2016
A Century After The Battle Of The Somme, Europe Gathers To Honor The Fallen
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A Century After The Battle Of The Somme, Europe Gathers To Honor The Fallen
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel And 'we' are just now contemplating a memorial for WW I on the National Mall?
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SPC Kirk Gilles - There is a small WW1 Memorial in DC on the Mall recognizing those who served from the District of Columbia.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
CDR (Join to see) - I remember a recent article about the small one in DC, Remind me where it is located.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel - It is located in West Potomac Park slightly off of Independence Avenue in a grove of trees. There is more about the Memorial on wikipedia - weblink: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_of_Columbia_War_Memorial.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel Bothe the Brits and French lost a generation during WWI. The Brits on the Somme and the French at Verdun. WWI was ghastly in its conditions and transformational in it's effects on society both military and civil. It was the war that ended the old order in Europe and some have called it "the end of peace."
I'm glad that thre getting around to memorialize the sacrifices of those who fought in that conflict.
I'm glad that thre getting around to memorialize the sacrifices of those who fought in that conflict.
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