BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//jEvents 2.0 for Joomla//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20171110T110000 RDATE:20180311T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20181104T010000 RDATE:20190310T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20191103T010000 RDATE:20200308T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20201101T010000 RDATE:20210314T030000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:America/New_York EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20180311T030000 RDATE:20181104T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20190310T030000 RDATE:20191103T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20200308T030000 RDATE:20201101T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:America/New_York EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:8217754668bb3d0cfb1632c3f6b72250 CATEGORIES:North Dakota CREATED:20180705T231639 SUMMARY:Bells of Peace On Armistice Centennial LOCATION:996 DESCRIPTION:FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE\n \nWWI COMMISSION ANNOUNCES 'BELLS OF PEACE' ON ARMI STICE CENTENNIAL\n \nNationwide Bell-Tolling on November 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. will honor the 116,516 American men & women who died in WWI\n \n \ nWASHINGTON DC: The World War One Centennial Commission, along with the Pri tzker Military Museum & Library, the Society of the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the American Legion, and the Veterans of Forei gn Wars, today announced BELLS OF PEACE: A WORLD WAR ONE REMEMBRANCE.\n \nB ELLS OF PEACE is a collaborative program, whereby American citizens and org anizations, across the entire country, are invited to toll bells in their c ommunities twenty-one times on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.local time.  \n \nConceived and designed in collaboration with the nation’s vete rans of service with the Honor Guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, th e bell tolling provides a solemn reminder of the sacrifice and service of v eterans of World War I, and all veterans.\n \nBells will be tolled in commu nities across the nation, in places of worship, schools, town halls, public carillons, and cemeteries, to mark the centennial of the Armistice that br ought an end to hostilities, in what Americans fervently hoped had been “Th e War to End All Wars.”\n \nThis nationwide program is designed to honor th ose American men and women who served one hundred years ago, during World W ar One. The war ended by an armistice agreement between the warring countri es at 11 a.m. on November 11th, 1918. \n \nThe World War I Centennial Commi ssion has created a page on its website:  \nww1cc.org/bells\nwhere people c an find information and tools to conduct the bell tolling, and to meaningfu lly commemorate the service of their local World War One veterans.\n \nWorl d War One took place between July 1914 and November 1918, and was one of th e deadliest conflicts in world history. Over nine million combatants and se ven million civilians died as a result of the war. The Unites States offici ally entered the war on April 6th, 1917. Some 4.7 million Americans stepped forward to serve in uniform during the war, 2 million of them were deploye d overseas to fight, and 116,516 of them never made it home. \n \nThe U.S. World War One Centennial Commission was established by Congress in 2013 to provide education programs, public outreach, and commemorative events regar ding the American involvement in the war. The Centennial Commission was als o authorized by Congress to create a new national-level memorial in the nat ion's capital, to honor the men and women who served. Information on the ne w National World War One Memorial can be found at www.ww1cc.org/memorial\n  \nThe American Legion was founded by three World War One veterans in 1919, as a verteran support organization made up of former and current U.S. milit ary members. Throughout its history, The Legion has been committed to mento ring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in America’s communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong national security, and su pport for servicemembers and veterans.\nThe Veterans of Foreign Wars was fo unded in 1899 to support all honorably-discharged servicemembers, from any military branch, who served the U.S. in wars, campaigns, expeditions, on fo reign soil, or hostile waters. The VFW grew rapidly after World War One, wi th hundreds of thousands eligible veterans returning from the war. Today, i t stands with the American Legion as the two largest veteran service organi zations in the world. \n \nWhile it is a Congressional Commission, the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission operates largely through private donat ion. The founding sponsor for the Centennial Commission was the Pritzker Mi litary Museum and Library, in Chicago. The leading sponsor for the Centenni al Commission is the Starr Foundation, based in Washington DC. Other major supporters include the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, the Bloomberg Founda tion, and the General Motors Foundation,.\n \n \nCONTACT\nBetsy Anderson, P rogram Director\nU.S. World War I Centennial Commission\nTollthebells@world war1centennial.org\n \nInformation on the U.S. World War I Centennial Commi ssion can be found here\nwww.ww1cc.org\n \nInformation on the  Society of t he Honor Guard can be found here\nwww.tombguard.org (http://www.tombguard.o rg/) \n \nInformation on the Pritzker Military Museum and Library can be fo und here\nwww.pritzkerlibrary.org (http://www.pritzkerlibrary.org/)\n \nInf ormation on the Starr Foundation can be found here.\nwww.starrfoundation.or g (http://www.starrfoundation.org/)\n \nInformation on the Veterans of Fore ign Wars can be found here\nwww.vfw.org (http://www.vfw.org/)\n \nInformati on on the American Legion can be found here\nwww.legion.org (http://www.leg ion.org/)\n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

WWI COMMISSION ANNOUNCES 'BELLS OF PEACE' ON ARMISTICE CENTENNIAL

 

Nationwide Bell-Tolli ng on November 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m. will honor the 116,516 American men & amp; women who died in WWI

 

 

WASHINGTON DC: T he World War One Centennial Commission, along with the Pritzker Military Mu seum & Library, the Society of the Honor Guard of the Tomb of the Unkno wn Soldier, the American Legion, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, today an nounced BELLS OF PEACE: A WORLD WAR ONE REMEMBRANCE.

 

BEL LS OF PEACE is a collaborative program, whereby American citizens and organ izations, across the entire country, are invited to toll bells in their com munities twenty-one times on Sunday, November 11, 2018 at 11:00 a.m.local t ime.  

 

Conceived and designed in collaboration with the nation’s veterans of service with the Honor Guard at the Tomb of the U nknown Soldier, the bell tolling provides a solemn reminder of the sacrific e and service of veterans of World War I, and all veterans.

 

Bells will be tolled in communities across the nation, in places of wor ship, schools, town halls, public carillons, and cemeteries, to mark the ce ntennial of the Armistice that brought an end to hostilities, in what Ameri cans fervently hoped had been “The War to End All Wars.”

 

This nationwide program is designed to honor those American men and women who served one hundred years ago, during World War One. The war ended by an armistice agreement between the warring countries at 11 a.m. on November 1 1th, 1918. 

 

The World War I Centennial Commission h as created a page on its website:  

ww1cc.org/bells

where people can find information and tools to conduct the bell tolling, and to meaningfully commemorate the service of their local World War One veterans.

 

World War One took place between July 1914 and November 1918, and was one of the dea dliest conflicts in world history. Over nine million combatants and seven m illion civilians died as a result of the war. The Unites States officially entered the war on April 6th, 1917. Some 4.7 million Americans stepped forw ard to serve in uniform during the war, 2 million of them were deployed ove rseas to fight, and 116,516 of them never made it home. 

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The U.S. World War One Centennial Commission was established by Congr ess in 2013 to provide education programs, public outreach, and commemorati ve events regarding the American involvement in the war. The Centennial Com mission was also authorized by Congress to create a new national-level memo rial in the nation's capital, to honor the men and women who served. Inform ation on the new National World War One Memorial can be found at www.ww1cc.org/memorial< /a>

 

The American Legion was founded by three World War O ne veterans in 1919, as a verteran support organization made up of former a nd current U.S. military members. Throughout its history, The Legion has be en committed to mentoring youth and sponsorship of wholesome programs in Am erica’s communities, advocating patriotism and honor, promoting strong nati onal security, and support for servicemembers and veterans.

The Veter ans of Foreign Wars was founded in 1899 to support all honorably-discharged servicemembers, from any military branch, who served the U.S. in wars, cam paigns, expeditions, on foreign soil, or hostile waters. The VFW grew rapid ly after World War One, with hundreds of thousands eligible veterans return ing from the war. Today, it stands with the American Legion as the two larg est veteran service organizations in the world. 

 

Wh ile it is a Congressional Commission, the U.S. World War One Centennial Com mission operates largely through private donation. The founding sponsor for the Centennial Commission was the Pritzker Military Museum and Library, in Chicago. The leading sponsor for the Centennial Commission is the Starr Fo undation, based in Washington DC. Other major supporters include the Diana Davis Spencer Foundation, the Bloomberg Foundation, and the General Motors Foundation,.

 

 

CONTACT

Betsy Anderson, Program Director

U.S. World War I Centennial Commission

Tollthebells@worldwar1centen nial.org

 

Information on the U.S. World War I Centenn ial Commission can be found here

www.ww1cc.org

 

Information on the  Society o f the Honor Guard can be found here

www.tombguard.org 

 

Information o n the Pritzker Military Museum and Library can be found here

www.pritzkerlibrary.org

 

Information on the Starr Foundation can be found he re.

www.s tarrfoundation.org

 

Information on the Veterans of Fo reign Wars can be found here

www. vfw.org

 

Information on the American Legion can be fo und here

www.legion.org

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