By Staff Sgt. Delaney Gonzales 633rd Air Base Wing Public Affairs JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. –
The 94th Fighter Squadron flew over the unveiling of the National World War I Memorial during the First Colors Ceremony in Washington D.C. April 16, 2021.
“Every other major war of the 20th century is honored with a memorial here in our nation’s capital except for WWI,” said Meredith Carr, WWI Centennial Commission deputy director. “We are not a country that forgets – we don’t forget our heroes or our fallen. It was so important to construct this [memorial] to speak for those who no longer have a voice.”
National WWI memorial to be unveiled in D.C.
National WWI memorial to be unveiled in DC By Gray News Staff | April 15, 2021 at 5:28 PM EDT - Updated April 15 at 5:28 PM
WASHINGTON (Gray DC) - World War I is long over, but now, those heroes will never be forgotten. A new memorial in the nationâs capital is set to be dedicated this week. Until now, itâs the only major conflict from the 20th century that did not have a national memorial in Washington, D.C.
âWe are finally being able to speak for those who no longer have a voice,â said Meredith Carr, deputy director of the WWI Centennial Commission.
Naples Daily News
Five former Collier County clerk of courts staffers filed a lawsuit in January alleging they were fired in violation of their First Amendment rights for campaigning against Clerk of Courts Crystal Kinzel or supporting her challenger last year.
The plaintiffs include Mark Pasek, Meredith Carr, Patricia Morgan, Steven Morgan and James Molenaar. The federal complaint was filed in the Middle District Court of Florida on Jan. 7.
According to the complaint, the five plaintiffs served in the following roles at the clerk s office when their employment was terminated:
Pasek was an auditor
Patricia Morgan was the director of board minutes and records