Scenes from Georgia's Armistice Centennial Ceremony at the Atlanta History Center, Nov. 11, 2018 - World War I Centennial

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Scenes from Georgia's Armistice Centennial Ceremony at the Atlanta History Center, Nov. 11, 2018

There is a speaker at a podium. To his left are 5 mean standing in front of their chairs. To his right are 4 flags

Three ROTC members perform a ceremony. The one in the center has a bell and is ringing it. The other two, one on each side of the bell ring, hold rifles upright in front of them and hold their heads down.

One man is dressed in revolutionary war attire and behind him are two others holding American flags. To his left is a bagpipper

DSC 5 person military band performs in a circle.

A man playing bagpipes and wearing a kilt.

A large crowd of spectators sitting down in a semicircle

Military band playing seated in a circle

Dr. Lamar Veatch standing next to a man dresses in WW1 uniform.

Three men stand behind a table with a purple table cloth. the table has pamphlets on it. One man has an American flag tie and the other is holding a little American flag

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Contact: georgia@worldwar1centennial.org

Commission Members

Mr. Scott Delius, Atlanta
Mr. Rick Elder, Sylvania
Mr. Samuel Friedman, Atlanta
Mr. Thomas Lacy, Peachtree City (vice-chair)
Dr. John Morrow, Athens
Dr. Billy Wells, Dahlonega (Chair)

Executive Director:

Dr. Thomas H. Jackson, Jr., University System of Georgia

Federal Commissioner for Georgia

Dr. Monique Seefried, Atlanta

Commission Associates

Dr. Lamar Veatch, University of North Georgia
Mr. Keith Antonia, University of North Georgia

Next Meeting:

January 10, 2019 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Atlanta History Center
Draper Members Room
130 West Paces Ferry Rd NW
Atlanta

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