November 7, 2016
Veterans Day 2016 is Friday, November 11
The World War One Centennial Commission's 2016 #COUNTDOWNTOVETERANSDAY campaign ends on Friday, November 11 with the annual observance of Veterans Day. Thanks to the tremendous efforts of individuals as well as public and private organizations, our campaign to make Veterans Day a day ON, not a day off has reached an enormous audience. On Facebook, there have been some 1,540 postings from our partners and friends, creating 4,535,300 Audience Impressions. On Twitter, our collective efforts have yielded some 2,266 Posts by 450 Partner Users, earning a total Audience of 4,898,500 Impressions. Combined -- the #COUNTDOWNTOVETERANSDAY campaign has, to date, generated an total audience of about 9,433,800 people! We thank you for helping us to make people more aware of our veterans, and our military members! Keep up the good work this week in the home stretch! Click here to read more about the Countdown to Veterans Day campaign, and how you can help.
The "monumental task" of a visual WW1 narrative
Sculptor Sabin Howard's ongoing development of the sculptural elements of the the National World War One  Memorial at Pershing Park in Washington, DC, is attracting continuing media coverage. This week the national Epoch Times newspaper published a lengthy article on Howard's efforts to "conceptualize a horrific slice of history and then translate it into sculptural form" in his New York studio. Check out the Epoch Times article here.
"They volunteered to put their lives on the line"
Rear Admiral James Carey, USN (Ret.) has had a long career of public service, and is now in the process of working on  memorial preservation projects. In an interview for the Commission web site, Carey talked to us about the importance of remembering the past, the meaning of local WW1 memorials in communities around the country, and what he is doing to "ensure the memories of these brave men do not fade into history." Check out the entire interview here.
"We will always need the Doughboys."
Writer, publisher, and World War One tour impresario Mike Hanlon has spent 25 years leading tours of Americans to the Great War battlefields in France. In an  interview, Hanlon talks about what World War One has meant to him, and what he has discovered while tracing to footsteps of the Doughboys in France. Read how his interest in WW1 led to websites, a daily blog, a monthly newsletter, and a subscription magazine, and see his plans for the ultimate (and his final) WW1 battlefield tour in 2018.
Memorial Hunter Club delivers in its first week
 Heretofore unregistered memorials were submitted, hiding in plain site in major metros like LA and standing proud in small-town all over America.
Read about it in the latest blog post on the 100C /100M site.
Check out the Memorial Hunters Club as a great Veterans Day activity. #countdowntoveteransday!
U.S. Victory lapel pin - Perfect for Veterans Day
 Proudly wearing the World War 1 U.S. Victory lapel pin is a meaningful way to honor the contributions made for our country one hundred years ago. Soldiers received Victory buttons upon their discharge from service in “the Great War”.
Hand cast in jeweler’s alloy and hand finished in a satin bronze patina, the design features the star, symbolizing victory, honor and glory; a wreath of evergreen laurel leaves symbolizing triumph over death; and the U.S. insignia, clearly identifying the country served.
This and many other commemorative items are available in the Official Merchandise Shop
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