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Just an idea,,if you have or know of any WWI monuments in your town or in your travels,,snap a shot of them and post them here. Let's keep this thread to WWI so if you have any shots of WW2, Korea, Span-Am or Civil War, etc. let's put them in a thread of their own. thumbsup.gif

 

Here is the World War One Victory Arch in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Just an idea,,if you have or know of any WWI monuments in your town or in your travels,,snap a shot of them and post them here. Let's keep this thread to WWI so if you have any shots of WW2, Korea, Span-Am or Civil War, etc. let's put them in a thread of their own. thumbsup.gif

 

Here is the World War One Victory Arch in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Just an idea,,if you have or know of any WWI monuments in your town or in your travels,,snap a shot of them and post them here. Let's keep this thread to WWI so if you have any shots of WW2, Korea, Span-Am or Civil War, etc. let's put them in a thread of their own. thumbsup.gif

 

Here is the World War One Victory Arch in Huntington, West Virginia.

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Here is a very cool monument in France, dedicated to the men of the American Ambulance Field Service.

 

Pont-Aux-Mousson, Lorraine, France

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Here is a very cool monument in France, dedicated to the men of the American Ambulance Field Service.

 

Pont-Aux-Mousson, Lorraine, France

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The tablet on the Pont a Moussons monument, in Post 6, reads:

 

"This fountain is dedicated to the memory of the volunteers of the American Ambulance [service] who died for France, 1914-1917, and were entrusted to the care of the heroic town of Pont a Mousson. [dedicated] 27 September 1931

 

Andrei, if I've translated incorrectly, please correct me!

 

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The tablet on the Pont a Moussons monument, in Post 6, reads:

 

"This fountain is dedicated to the memory of the volunteers of the American Ambulance [service] who died for France, 1914-1917, and were entrusted to the care of the heroic town of Pont a Mousson. [dedicated] 27 September 1931

 

Andrei, if I've translated incorrectly, please correct me!

 

Thrasher

You are right on the money !

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The Pershing - Lafayette monument in Versailles.

 

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For those who can read french, here is the link to the very sad and shameful story of this monument :

 

http://www.asrieupe.org/IMG/pdf/Histoire_d...g_Lafayette.pdf

 

Andrei,

 

For those of us who can't read French (which is the majority I would guess); Could you tell us some of the sad and shameful history you spoke of?

 

And thank you for the post! Merci Mon Ami thumbsup.gif

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This is the WWI Memorial in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. It's located in the middle of the road so, I got a shot from both sides. Private donations keep the flame burning.

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Across the street from the large memorial is a cemetery with a memorial to just one young man that died during WWI but, it really stands out and is very unique.

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Wow! Very, very nice but so sad as well. Years ago I was at a funeral for my wife's grandpa. He was buried at the old family cemetery way up on a mountain top near Philippi, West Virginia. I remember there was a large crypt and tablet honoring the life of a young man who was killed in the Argonne. It was the only one of its kind and must have cost a fortune. It dawned on me that this was the physical manifestation of that family’s grief over the loss of their child. I didn't truly understand that until now that I have a son of my own.

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A Doughboy memorial in front of the post office on S. Main Street in Beaver, Utah.

 

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This title of this sculpture is the "Spirit of the American Doughboy" It was sculpted by Ernest Moore "Dick" Viquesney, a native of Indiana. There are approximately 136 of these in the US. For more information on this Hoosier see: http://doughboy_lamp.tripod.com/id8.html

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This title of this sculpture is the "Spirit of the American Doughboy" It was sculpted by Ernest Moore "Dick" Viquesney, a native of Indiana. There are approximately 136 of these in the US. For more information on this Hoosier see: http://doughboy_lamp.tripod.com/id8.html

 

 

I was just going to say that I have seen that one before. Very cool,,looks like he lost his bayonet though. crying.gif

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...this sculpture is the "Spirit of the American Doughboy" It was sculpted by Ernest Moore "Dick" Viquesney, a native of Indiana. There are approximately 136 of these in the US....

Thanks, Beast...and I thought I was seeing a unique work of art. Now I know. It appears that the verified sightings of this statue have grown to 138, including the one at Beaver, Utah (link here to see more about the Beaver statue). Now that I know there are at least 137 more of these Doughboys in America, I'll look a few of them up next time I am rambling round the back roads of the Mainland.

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