Has the US forgotten about World War One?

No, the US has not forgotten about WWI, most have ignored it. In some regards it is similar to the Korean War for acknowledgement by the average American; they know about it, they just do not care.

What is just as disheartening is that too many people deem it necessary for a major monument to be in or near Washington, D.C. as exemplified by the following comment from the story; "The new memorial fills a void, says Fountain. "We were, by omission, sending a message that their service and sacrifice was not as worthy of [national] commemoration."" My question - What void? Is there a void because the national monument is not in Washington, D.C.? It seems that our elected officials just want to toss some more money (our money) at a non-existent problem.

I am also going to go out on a limb here and state that the following statement just illustrates how ignorant and stupid some people are; ""WWI Centennial Commissioner John Monahan says any earlier effort to erect a national monument would have been politically untenable. On the war's 50th anniversary in 1968, the US was facing tremendous social and political upheaval." I do believe that the one constructed between 1921 and 1926 qualifies and Congress finally agreed in 2004 and 2006.

And then the story goes on to cover a little bit about the Kansas City Memorial and its director's thoughts; "There is also a 217-ft high national memorial tower and museum in Kansas City, Missouri, which offers a global history of the war and a large collection of artefacts. Dr Matthew Naylor, the president and chief executive of the Missouri museum, says he welcomes a new national memorial in Washington.
"Washington is the place where national memorials are, and it's right that there ought to be the opportunity to pay respects and remember those who served in World War I," he says."

What is even more sad - We can not even properly fund (both through government money and private donations) a national US Army Museum. It was supposed to open when? And groundbreaking for construction was last year (2016)? Do you even know how many changes that there have been to the board membership and senior staff, since this project started? Think about it. Also, how many times have you received a mailer or email asking for more money to support that endeavor?

I have read a fair amount about WWI. I wouldn't consider myself an expert on the war but it was an incredible event in the history of Europe and beyond.

When you consider the casualties and the impact it had on many of the primary combatants it is staggering. Russia has 1.7 million killed, France 1.3 million, GB 900k and Italy 650 K. The wounded for those countries was 12 million.

The geopolitical impacts were significant as well. The face of Europe was changed and the stage was set for the next world war.

Great read