FREE CONCERT PERFORMANCES AT THE USS INTREPID MUSEUM
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Sunday, May 27th, 2018 at 1:00 pm on the Flight Deck
Monday May 28, 2018 at 1:30pm on the Flight Deck & 3:30 pm on the pier.
Share your Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Youtube posts while attending the concerts!
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum Complex
1 Intrepid Square,
12th Avenue & 46th Street
New York, NY 10036
WWI FOCUS AT WASHINGTON DC PARADE
2 PM Eastern / 11 AM Pacific this Memorial Day
Post YOUR Memorial Day Pictures HERE and show the nation
116,516 U.S. soldiers gave their lives in combat.
More than 350,000 African Americans served in the U.S. military, as did Native Americans and members of other minority groups. And, for the first timewomen joined the ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
More than four million American families sent their sons and daughters to serve in uniform during the Great War.
116,516 U.S. soldiers died from combat and disease. Another 200,000 were wounded,
a casualty rate far greater than in World War II.
More than 350,000 African Americans served in the U.S. military, as did Native Americans and members of other minority groups. And, for the first time, women joined the ranks of the U.S. armed forces.
A National Matching Grant Challenge
We Honor
Official Merchandise
Families are invited to send in photos and information about their loved ones that served during the war, creating a WWI Stories of Service database. This information is available for viewing on-line and in publications.
Genealogy Project
We partner with organizations to sponsor, create and host public programs and events at venues across the country,
in addition to serving as a clearinghouse for the collection
and dissemination of information about events and plans for the centennial of the First World War.
Events
We Commemorate
Communication, Outreach & Resources
We have a growing and robust communications program that spans Public Affairs, News, Social Media, Streaming Media and more.
We invite you to listen to our weekly podcast, subscribe to our Dispatch Newsletter, and explore our social media and weekly article postings.
Participation Opportunities
Over the coming years, the Commission will serve as the lead organizer for the nation’s commemorative events and will coordinate the activities of thousands individuals and institutions to raise awareness of and give meaning to the events of a hundred years ago.
You are encouraged and invited to participate whether as an individual, an organization, a State, municipal, educational, domestic or international group... welcome!
