Commemorating WWI

Built to honor the 499 District of Columbia residents who gave their lives in service in World War I, the DC War Memorial was dedicated in 1931 in a ceremony that included President Hoover and a performance by a band led by John Philip Sousa. The memorial and grounds were restored in 2010. Along the base of the memorial, the names of the men and women from the District of Columbia who gave their lives in the World War are inscribed.

Originally built to honor the 2nd Infantry Division's dead from WWI, the memorial was expanded in 1962 to include World War II and the Korean War.

The First Division Monument sits on a plaza in President's Park, west of the White House and south of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building (EEOB) at the corner of 17th Street and State Place, NW. The monument was conceived by the Society of the First Division, the veteran's organization of the U.S. Army's First Division, to honor the valiant efforts of the soldiers who fought in World War I.

John Pershing (1860-1848) was commander of US forces in World War I. In 1919 he was awarded the rank "General of the Armies," the highest rank possible in the US military, which was created specially for him.

Two of the nation's oldest World War I monuments stand as silent sentinels in the entryway of Mammoth Cave subtly sharing the message of remembrance.

The sea wall trail at Fort McHenry NM & HS is a scenic walk around the park that gives the visitor a general overview of the park.

“Trench art” is any decorative item made by soldiers, prisoners of war or civilians directly linked to armed conflict or its consequences. It offers an insight not only to their feelings and emotions about the war, but also their surroundings and the materials they had available to them.

The DC War Memorial honors DC's residents who gave their lives in the Great War.

John J. Pershing devoted his life to serving his country and remains most deserving of his memorial along America's Main Street. Pershing led American forces to victory in World War I. He resisted calls to distribute American forces among Allied units, preferring to preserve the fighting integrity of American units. The A.E.F.s bravery remains immortalized here upon engraved granite panels as an enduring testimony of the American spirit to later generations.