TravelAwaits
May.3.2021
A good cup of coffee can be difficult to find when traveling. We all tend to have our favorite brew, whether it’s a latte, a cold drink, or an old-fashioned cup of joe. During my travels, I look for an excellent local coffee shop to enjoy a nice hot cup of coffee and, usually, a treat. I find that a coffee house’s decor and ambiance add to the experience and help make my trip pleasurable. They make a place stand out and help with local charm. But, in the end, it’s the coffee that makes or breaks a joint.
FAIRFIELD-SUISUN, CALIFORNIA
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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Virtual event honors WWI Veterans, opens National WWI Memorial
The virtual First Colors event paid homage to World War I Veterans and opened the National World War I Memorial on April 16.
Hosted by actor Gary Sinise, the ceremony featured remarks from several guests, including President Joe Biden.
“Let’s remember all that was sacrificed, all that was sanctified, by proud, brave Americans who served in World War I,” Biden said. He added that the war transformed America into a country willing to send military members into harm’s way.
“In some ways, the Great War shifted America’s thinking about ourselves and redefined our place in the world,” he said. “We grappled with what we stood for, what we’re willing to fight and die for to defend, principles of freedom and democracy. We confronted a terrible cost of war in an age of new and deadly technologies. But the commitment and valor of the American women and men who stepped up to serve, whether he
WASHINGTON â The nationâs capital does not want for monuments, but a new one to an old war opened with a flag-raising ceremony Friday.
The National World War I Memorial in Pershing Park is the first monument in the nationâs capital to all the 4.7 million Americans who served in the Great War and the 116,512 who would never come home.
As belated as the ceremony may have been, no pomp was spared during the hourlong event. There were recorded comments from President Joe Biden, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, plus a military band, WWI doughboy and sailor re-enactors, and, scaring a sizable subset of the city, a military flyover by two F-22s.
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