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The World War I Centennial Commission will host
First Colors, a 90-minute virtual commemoration to mark the opening of the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The event will be live streamed on
Friday, April 16, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. EDT/ 7:00 a.m. PDT at www.ww1cc.org/firstcolors. The memorial will open on April 17 under the administration of the National Park Service.
President Joe Biden will offer pre-recorded remarks as part of the program, hosted by actor
Gary Sinise. The program will also include Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs Gen. Mark Milley, Senator Mitch McConnell (R-KY), and
First Colors Ceremony Introduces America s New World War I Memorial
Gary Sinise joins national leaders to host virtual live-broadcast event, raising a flag flown over WWI battlefield cemeteries at new national memorial
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WASHINGTON, March 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The United States World War I Centennial Commission in cooperation with the Doughboy Foundation, the National Park Service and the American Battle Monuments Commission is sponsoring a major event to celebrate the inaugural raising of the American flag over the nation s soon to open World War I Memorial in Washington, DC on Friday, April 16 at 10:00 a.m. EDT / 7:00 a.m. PDT.
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University of Arkansas at Little Rock
March 10 @ 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm Free
Presented by Erin Fehr
The Sequoyah National Research Center has created a database to identify all 12,000 American Indians that served in World War I. The project will be online as part of the US World War I Centennial Commission’s website. American Indians and Alaska Natives have served at higher rates than any other ethnic group in the United States military. Their service in World War I included using their language to create a code that was never broken by the Germans. The audience will learn of the incredible sacrifice and bravery of these men, when most of them were not even citizens of the United States.