Event at DC's Pershing Park to thank supporters & partners in the creation of the newest national memorial in the nation's capital
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission will host a ceremonial groundbreaking for America's World War I Memorial on Thursday, November 9, 2017, 11:00 am, at Pershing Park.
Guests of honor will include senior military & veteran leaders, as well as Centennial Commission members, notable members of the historical/cultural community, U.S. and city officials, and major donors.
U.S. Military Academy Cadets, the Pershing Rifles Group, and the US Army Band's "Pershing's Own" Brass Quintet are also expected to attend.
Our shovels will turn soil that came to us from the Meuse-Argonne battlefield in France.
The U.S. World War I Centennial Commission is a Congressional Commission created in 2013 to provide public outreach, education programs, and commemoration events for the American involvement in the war. The Commission operates through private donation, and their founding sponsor is the Pritzker Military Museum & Library in Chicago, IL.
About the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission: www.ww1cc.org
About the Pritzker Military Museum and Library: www.pritzkermilitary.org
About America's World War I Memorial: www.ww1cc.org/Memorial
Program:
* Military Escort of Program Participants
* Presentation of Colors -- The Pershing Rifles Group
* National Anthem -- The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" Brass Quintet
* Mr. Robert "Bob" Vogel, Regional Director, National Capital Region, National Park Service
* The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC
* Flag Presentation to Mrs. Sandra Sinclair Pershing
-- The Honorable Ted Poe, Congressman and United States Military Academy Cadets
* The Honorable David Shulkin, Secretary of Veteran Affairs
* General Mark A. Milley, USA, 39th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
* Mr. Joseph Weishaar, Lead Designer, National WWI Memorial at Pershing Park
* Veterans Support to America's WWI Memorial at Pershing Park:
-- Keith Harman, Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars;
-- Denise H. Rohan, National Commander, American Legion
* Presentation of US Mint WWI Commemorative Coin:
-- The Honorable Emanuel Cleaver,
-- The Honorable Doug Lamborn,
-- The Honorable Kevin Yorker,
-- The Honorable Ted Poe
* Mr. Terry Hamby, Chairman, US WWI Centennial Commission
* Groundbreaking --
-- The Honorable David Shulkin, Secretary of Veterans Affairs
-- The Honorable Muriel Bowser, Mayor of Washington, DC
-- General Mark A. Milley, USA, 39th Chief of Staff of the United States Army
-- Mrs. Sandra Sinclair Pershing
-- Mr. Terry Hamby, Chairman, US WWI Centennial Commission
-- Mr. Edwin Fountain, Vice Chairman, US WWI Centennial Commission
-- Mr. Kenneth Clarke, President and CEO, Pritzker Military Museum and Library
-- Mr. Daniel Dayton, President, US Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars
The audience included Glenn Marcus, Roger Lewis, John Warner, Libby O'Connell, DC City Councilmember Jack Evans
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