More states join Bells of Peace Initiative

By Betsy Anderson
Director of Public Affairs, United States World War One Centennial Commission

The Governors of Missouri, Illinois and Mississippi joined the effort to promote Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance by issuing proclamations asking all their citizens to toll bells on November 11, 2018, in recognition of the centennial of the signing of the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I.

Bells of Peace is an initiative sponsored by the World War I Centennial Commission to commemorate the service and sacrifice of those who served in World War I, and all veterans.

The Commission has called on all Americans everywhere to toll bells 21 times, at 5-second intervals, on November 11 at 11:00 a.m. local time.

States, cities, towns and communities will pause and remember our veterans as the bells toll for peace. Eleven states have issued proclamations or are in the process of doing so.

For more information please see ww1cc.org/bells to register and view state proclamations and ceremony suggestions.