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Soldiers of Company D, 1st Battalion, 165th Infantry Regiment, the Army’s famous “Fighting 69th” Irish regiment, move into position to replace French troops near Benomenil, France, March 1, 1918. (U.S. Army file photo 1918)
Flag raised for 1st time at World War I memorial
By Department of Defense News
WASHINGTON, D.C. The nation’s capital has national memorials commemorating the sacrifices of service men and women who died in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Until this year, there hasn’t been a national memorial commemorating World War I.
During a “first colors” ceremony, the U.S. flag was raised April 16 for the first time over the newly constructed National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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