Proclamations
Commission Proclamations
Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance - Calling for All Americans Everywhere to Toll Bells on November 11
A World War I Commemoration - Calling for All Americans to Pause and Remember their World War I Veterans
All Military Services Will Participate in Bells of Peace!
United States Navy
ALLNAV Order to the Navy: 100th Anniversary of the End of WWI Planning Order
Chief of Naval Operations Planning Order: 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
United States Army
ALARACT Order to the Army: Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance
United States Coast Guard
ALCOAST Order to the Coast Guard: Paying Tribute to the 100th Anniversary of the End of World War I
United States Air Force
American Legion Resolution
Resolution as approved at 100th Convention
State Governor Proclamations / County and City Proclamations
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Alabama / Limestone County, Alabama
Alaska
American Samoa
Arkansas / Bentonville, Arkansas Little Rock, Arkansas
Arizona - / Prescott Valley, Arizona
California / Alameda, California Buena Park, California Diamond Bar, California
Los Angeles, California
Oakley, California Oceanside, California
Perris, California Placentia, California
Pleasant Hill, California Pomona, California Rancho Palos Verdes, California Rancho Cordova, California
Riverbank, California Riverside, California Rohnert Park, California Roseville, California
Santa Clarita, California Santa Cruz, California San Dimas, California San Marcos, California
San Mateo, California Santa Monica, California Simi Valley, California Sunnyvale, California
Thousand Oaks, California Turlock, California Vacaville, California Vallejo, California
Buena Ventura, California Vista, California West Hollywood, California
Colorado
Connecticut / East Hartford, Connecticut Essex, Connecticut Norwalk, Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia / District of Columbia City Council
Florida / Aventura, Florida Bonita Springs, Florida Coconut Creek, Florida Hollywood, Florida
Jacksonville, Florida Memorial Park Association
Lake Worth, Florida Largo, Florida Melbourne, Florida Pinellas Park, Florida Titusville, Florida
Georgia /Carroll County, Georgia Douglasville, Georgia Dunwoody, Georgia
Woodstock, Georgia
Guam
Hawaii / County of Hawai'i
Idaho - / Idaho Falls, Idaho
Illinois / Bolingbrook, Illinois Evanston, Illinois Westmont, Illinois
Indiana / Carmel, Indiana
Iowa / Bettendorf, Iowa Cedar Rapids, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa
Kansas / De Soto, Kansas Lenexa, Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana / New Iberia, Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts / Plymouth, Massachusetts Springfield, Massachusetts
West Springfield, Massachusetts Weymouth, Massachusetts Worcester, Massachusetts
Michigan / Bay City, Michigan Jackson, Michigan
Minnesota / Maplewood, Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri / Kansas City, Missouri O'Fallon, Missouri St. Joseph, Missouri Wentzville, Missouri
Montana
Nebraska - / Columbus, Nebraska
Nevada / Sparks, Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey / Camden, New Jersey Fair Lawn, New Jersey Hoboken, New Jersey Kearney, New Jersey
Linden, New Jersey Washington TWP, New Jersey
Piscataway Township, New Jersey
New Mexico / Clovis, New Mexico
New York / Colchester, New York Huntington, New York Mount Pleasant, New York Oyster Bay, New York
Penfield, New York Rochester, New York Rome, New York
Schenectady, New York Yonkers, New York
North Carolina / Butner, North Carolina Burlington, North Carolina Franklinton, North Carolina Goldsboro, North Carolina
Huntersville, North Carolina Kinston, North Carolina Kittrell, North Carolina Oxford, North Carolina
North Dakota
Northern Mariana Islands
Ohio / Canton, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Delaware, Ohio Fayette County, Ohio
Gahanna, Ohio Highland County, Ohio Hudson, Ohio Youngstown, Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon / Myrtle Creek, Oregon
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Senate Resolution 451 / Erie County, Pennsylvania York, Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island / Coventry, Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas / Chappell Hill, Washington County, Texas College Station, Texas Euless, Texas Hurst, Texas Irving, Texas La Porte, Texas
Sugar Land, Texas
Utah / Clearfield City, Utah
Vermont
Virginia / Chesapeake, Virginia Hampton, Virginia
Virgin Islands
Washington / Marysville, Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin / Appleton, Wisconsin Green Bay, Wisconsin
Wyoming
Build Your Own Proclamation
Choose and copy paragraphs for your state, local government, or organization's proclamation calling for bell tolling throughout your community! Be sure to send a copy of your proclamation to TollTheBells@worldwar1centennial.org so everyone can see how your community plans to honor our World War I veterans.
Bells of Peace: A World War I Remembrance
A National Tolling of Bells to Honor Those Who Served in the Great War
WHEREAS, a century ago 4.7 million American families sent their sons and daughters off to World War I;
WHEREAS, men and women from the (state, city, community) of (.....) served selflessly and honorably in World War I;
WHEREAS, 116,516 Americans gave their lives in the war, and more than 200,000 were wounded;
WHEREAS, the tolling of bells is a traditional expression of honor and remembrance; and
WHEREAS, in November 2018 the world will commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Armistice that ended the fighting in World War I at 11:00 a.m., November 11, 1918 -- the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month;
WHEREAS, on April 6, 2018, the United States World War I Centennial Commission called upon all Americans across the nation to toll bells in remembrance of those who served in World War I on Armistice Day, November 11, 2018;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the (state, city, town, community) of (name) does hereby call upon all Americans across the nation to toll bells in remembrance of those who served in World War I at 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 2018.