A rendering of “Weight of Sacrifice,” the World War I Memorial to be built in Pershing Park.
THE GREAT WAR — A CENTURY LATER
U.S. World War I Centennial Commission By Chris Isleib, Director of Public Affairs, WWI Centennial Commission
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission was created by Congress to mark the role of our American veterans in the War, and in the peacetime rebuilding afterward. Roughly 4.7 million American men and women served in uniform during World War I, 2 million of them deployed overseas to fi ght. Sadly, 116,516 never made it home from the War. We are proud to tell their story. Our World War I community has steadily grown. We have developed education programs with the History Channel. We have helped plan World War I exhibits with Smithsonian museums. We have
put together World War I anniversary events, with a network of partner Centennial Com- mittees across the United States. We have also begun to design the new National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. This memorial will stand in our Nation’s Capital with the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the World War II Memorial, to honor our veter- ans who served in these great wars of the 20th century.
World War I Air Service recruiting poster
It is an exciting time to tell the story of our veterans, with many more activities to come in 2017–2018.
To stay on top of developments, we invite you to follow the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission. We look forward to hearing your voices and seeing your faces as we all tell the story of these great American veterans! Join our weekly newsletter,
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