John D. Monahan of Essex, CT was recently selected for appointment to the World War One Centennial Commission by the American Legion. A 20-year veteran of the U.S. Army, Monahan served in uniform both as an enlisted soldier and as an officer. Since his retirement from the Army in 1995, Monahan has been active in veterans leadership at the local, state and national levels. Monahan will be officially sworn in during the Legion’s Washington Conference in late February. Read more about the newest Commissioner here.

Terry Krautwurst of LeRoy, NY, created an extraordinary gift to the history department of Genesee County: a research project containing a biographical profile for every one of the 65 men, and one woman (a nurse), from Genesee County who had died in service during World War One. Terry personally researched and created the eight binders of biographical text, plus newspaper articles and archival documents about each person, and also delivered over 1,200 military documents. Terry said it was his way of bringing those soldiers “home,” or at least of keeping their memories alive. "Too often memorials are merely lists of names; I wanted to put some flesh and blood in those names" he said. Read more about the amazing project, the effort involved, and the respect that inspired it.

The monumental "World War I and American Art" exhibition at the Philadelphia Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) took seven years, thousands of hours of research and coordination, and $1.4 million to accomplish. The notices that the exhibition is receiving from major publications indicate that the huge investment in money and time is paying off for museum visitors. Recent reviews in the New York Times and Washington Post point to the power of the exhibition, will run to April 09, 2017.  The exhibition, endorsed by the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission, shows how American artists responded an unprecedented global experience. After leaving PAFA, the exhibition will travel to the New York Historical Society, May 26-September 3, 2017, and the Frist Center for the Visual Arts in Nashville, TN, October 6, 2017 to January 21, 2018.

Led by amateur historian Courtland Jindra, the Save the Victory Memorial Grove project brings together the Hollywood American Legion Post 43, The Southern California Daughters of the American Revolution and the Los Angeles Department of Recreations and Parks. Read more about it in the 100 Cities / 100 Memorials Blog.

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