The National World War I Memorial Is Finally Finished
Sep 13, 2024 · As the sun sets on Friday, September 13, the World War I Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation are officially unveiling “A Soldier’s Journey,” a 25-ton bronze centerpiece for the World War I Memorial in Pershing Park.
An Exclusive Preview of the New World War I Memorial
As a memorial commission, will it inspire? Will it teach? Will it move future generations to search their hearts? To work for peace? Every war memorial is a balancing act between glory and...
A huge new World War I memorial is coming to Washington
Jul 27, 2024 · A new sculpture honoring soldiers of World War I comes to Washington and will be the centerpiece and final element of Washington’s National World War I Memorial.
WWI memorials shine light on overshadowed chapter in history
Sep 13, 2024 · The long-anticipated national World War I monument will be unveiled in Washington D.C. on Friday after years of planning and a decades-long gap in the capital's collection of national tributes....
The Sprawling Sculpture at the Center of the National World War I ...
Sep 17, 2024 · The new National World War I Memorial is officially complete. At an illumination ceremony last week, organizers unveiled the memorial’s centerpiece, a 58-foot-long bronze sculpture called A...
$8M sculpture by NY artist unveiled at World War I memorial …
Sep 13, 2024 · The World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C., which first opened in 2021, is now complete. At the center of the memorial is "A Soldier's Journey," which is an $8 million, bronze sculpture...
The decade-long mission to build the World War I memorial
Sep 14, 2024 · The $8 million sculpture was funded by dozens of influential families who found a personal connection to the war. The completed memorial will be unveiled Friday.
A new sculpture takes its place at the national World War I Memorial …
Sep 13, 2024 · A new sculpture being unveiled Friday will become the central feature of the national World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C. The bronze sculpture, named A Soldier’s Journey, is 25 tons, 60...
A preview of the new World War I Memorial in DC - WTOP
September 7, 2024, 10:25 PM. The finishing touches are being put on the new World War I Memorial in D.C. It’s a three-acre site sitting right along Pennsylvania Avenue between the White House...
National World War I Memorial unveiled in Washington more ... - ABC News
Apr 17, 2021 · The National World War I Memorial was unveiled Friday with a virtual ceremony to celebrate the park in the heart of the nation's capital.