As the US and France prepare for a rededication ceremony to mark the centennial of a group of American pilots entering the First World War, Patrick Gregory looks back at the impact of the volunteer airmen.
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Flanders & US to work together on plans for American WW1 Centennial
The Governmment of Flanders and America’s World War I Centennial Commission are to work in partnership on plans for marking the centenary of America entering the Great War.
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Pioneering US WWI pilots remembered in France
France and the US paid tribute to America’s first airmen of the Great War at a ceremony rededicating the Lafayette Escadrille Memorial near Paris on April 20th 2016.
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‘They shall not pass’ – US WWI Museum highlights Verdun & the Somme
The Battles of Verdun and the Somme are the focus for a new exhibition opening today (May 6th 2016) at the National World World War I Museum in Kansas City, Missouri.
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America prepares to remember – US views of WW1 Centennial
As the US National World War I Museum announces major expansion plans, Patrick Gregory asks if the approaching Centenary will raise American interest in the First World War.
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America prepares to remember – US views of WW1 Centennial
As the US National World War I Museum announces major expansion plans, Patrick Gregory asks if the approaching Centenary will raise American interest in the First World War.
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Centennial expansion for US WWI Museum
The US National World War I Museum in Kansas City talks to CN’s Patrick Gregory about plans for major expansion of its gallery space.
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UK online tribute to overseas Victoria Cross winners
A digital archive telling the stories of 175 overseas recipients of Britain’s highest award for valour has gone online as part of the UK Government’s First World War Centenary programme.
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‘100 Cities’ campaign to restore US war memorials for 2017 Centennial
The US Centennial Commission and Chicago’s Pritzker Military Museum & Library have launched a new initiative ahead of next year’s centennial commemorations to restore old World War I monuments.
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‘Understanding the Great War’ – education resource launched in US
The United States WWI Centennial Commission and America’s National World War I Museum & Memorial have teamed up to create a new online teaching resource aimed at increasing awareness of the Great War.
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