100 years ago yesterday....

[Scanker19]

The United States Declared War on Germany. If you haven't checke it out there's a great Channel on YouTube that only covers WWI. It's called The Great War and it well done and has a lot of information. Don't blame me if you get addictive to it.

http://themetapicture.com/if-wwi-was-a-bar-fight

also of interest is the entirety of WWI should be enough to end the caliber debate. A few .380s killed more people than anything else.

[Gunner]

Yup that's an addicting channel just watched 2 episodes


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[KevDen2005]

Great book called The Doughboys. A very good read about how America entered the war.

[theGinsue]

Airborneranger, this is for you.... ...and for anyone else who finds themselves in Kansas City, Missouri with 2 days.

The National World War I Museum and Memorial of the United States is located in Kansas City, Missouri.
https://www.theworldwar.org

I'm from Kansas City and didn't know this existed. My Commander was telling us about this yesterday. He said that while the tickets seem expensive, it is for a 2 day pass and you will want to visit both days to see everything. He said the museum is fantastic.

2-DAY PASS
Adults $16
Seniors (65+) $14
Students (18+ with ID) $14
Youth (6–17) $10
Members FREE
Children under 6 FREE

DISCOUNTS (WITH ID)
Active Duty Military 50% off
Active Duty Family $2 off
Veterans $2 off
Teachers $2 off
Area Convention Attendees (must present ID) $2 off

[Gman]

Reminder: I need to scan in some pics of my paternal grandfather with the US Army Artillery in WWI the next time I visit my folks.

[Wulf202]

I found out my great grandfather was in ww1 from ancestry.com but I thought his name was a typo from old records or something

I called my dad to ask him details. He didn't know much but confirmed his first name was H, just one letter.

[ruthabagah]

The war to end all war..... I lost 3 Great Uncle, 2 Great grand father to WW1.

Interesting article about the lafayette squadron https://www.nytimes.com/2017/04/05/travel/france-lafayette-escadrille-memorial-honors-american-flyers-world-war-i.html

and more interesting, the French "Patrouille de France" (think Thunderbirds) are doing a tour in North America to commemorate the Lafayette squadron. They will fly over the AF academy on April 19th.

https://theaviationist.com/2017/02/24/french-aerobatic-team-patrouille-de-france-announces-official-u-s-schedule/