Daily Taps at the WWI Memorial, Washington, D.C.
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Daily Taps at the National WWI Memorial, Washington, D.C. Narrated by Gary Sinise The Gary Sinise Foundation is the founding sponsor for Daily Taps at the WWI Memorial vs 2022
On Friday, September 13, 2024, starting at 7pm Eastern, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission and The Doughboy Foundation will present the "First Illumination Ceremony" of "A Soldier's Journey," the magnificent bronze sculpture that will serve as the centerpiece of the National World War I Memorial on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C. This live stream allows everyone, everywhere to join in the festivities and the proud introduction to this visual tribute to America's experience as our nation stepped onto the world stage to help end a devastating and unprecedented global war.
“Bells of Peace” as an annual remembrance of the 11th hour (local), of the 11th day, of the 11th month, when in 1918 the guns fell silent, and bells tolled on the Western Front after four years of brutal combat. Though its roots are in WWI, “Bells of Peace” has kicked off many thousands of remembrance gatherings on Veterans Day morning, honoring all those who serve and have served our nation in the name of freedom and Democracy. Since 2018, tens of thousands of participants have included individuals, families, state capitols, city halls, houses of worship, military installations, museums, cemeteries, schools, veteran posts, war memorials, and others, tolling the bells anywhere that Americans gather to honor their veterans. (See the Participants Wall going back to 2018!) Register your Bells of Peace participation at https://BellsOfPeace.org/register. “Bells of Peace” was created in 2018 by the U.S. WWI Centennial Commission and the Doughboy Foundation, in collaboration with the Society of the Honor Guard, Tomb of the Unknown Soldier (SHGTUS) to commemorate the November 11th, 100-year anniversary of the World War I Armistice. The Doughboy Foundation has since promoted the annual remembrance.
Every evening at 5pm, a bugler dressed in a WWI period uniform sounds “Taps” at the WWI Memorial. This solemn nightly tribute is in honor all Americans who have served or are active military personnel. Sounded daily in this public gathering place that reflects on service and sacrifice.
Many Thursdays this summer, the US Army Band will be sending out ensembles for "Thursday- Eve" entertainments at the National WWI Memorial, in Washington, D.C. Be sure to check the weather as they do not perform in rainy conditions. The livestream starts 10 minutes early and we will be posting the weather report in the stream prior to the concert start.
This video was the April 16, 2021 opening ceremony for the new National WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. This video introduces the Memorial dedicated to the 4.7 million men and women who put on an American uniform in the name of "Freedom and Democracy"
This is an archive of 122 weekly podcast episodes of WWI Centennial News - The official podcast of the U.S. WWI Centennial Commission
The "How WWI Changed America" Series was created by the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, and the Doughboy Foundation, with a grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. It was produced in collaboration with: The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, National History Day, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library The full resource includes a package of educational materials, teacher guides, podcasts, lesson plans, primary source materials, and more. You can download the entire resource at: https://doughboy.org/hwwica-download.