|
|
05-25-2009, 01:05 PM | Topic Starter |
Veteran
Join Date: Apr 2001
Location: centralKs
Casino cash: $10005250
|
Last surviving WWI vet.
Cool and appropriate for today. If repost, who cares.
http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerIndex?id=7658928 |
Posts: 4,829
|
05-25-2009, 01:27 PM | #2 |
Kickin' it in Dobbstown.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Southeast Kansas
Casino cash: $9824317
|
Bravo!
|
Posts: 3,315
|
05-25-2009, 01:42 PM | #3 |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Spink, SD
Casino cash: $1773762
|
I've never been to DC but can't believe there's not some kind of WWI monument there.
My Grandpa was in that war. I have three foot wide picture of his Company posing during boot camp in 1917. This thread made me go look at it. Looking closely at it I wouldn't want to mess with any of those guys in the picture. Some of them look like mean SOB's. Great thread, thanks for remembering. |
Posts: 38,849
|
05-25-2009, 01:58 PM | #4 |
fides quaerens intellectum
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: United States
Casino cash: $8330900
|
My great grandpa Mathias was a doughboy! He's been dead for a while though. But we also have a nice picture of him in uniform.
I bet there are just several more in Europe, when they had real young kids signing up. In 1918, you might be 14 years old and fighting. That would be 105 years old now. |
Posts: 15,986
|
05-25-2009, 02:09 PM | #5 | |
Supporter
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Spink, SD
Casino cash: $1773762
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 38,849
|
05-25-2009, 02:00 PM | #6 |
Starter
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: San Diego
Casino cash: $10004995
|
I think there is a WWI memorial in DC.
http://www.wwimemorial.org/ I cant believe theres only 1 WWI left, kinda crazy.
__________________
|
Posts: 657
|
05-25-2009, 02:25 PM | #7 | |
fides quaerens intellectum
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: United States
Casino cash: $8330900
|
Quote:
|
|
Posts: 15,986
|
05-25-2009, 02:04 PM | #8 |
Kickin' it in Dobbstown.
Join Date: Nov 2003
Location: Southeast Kansas
Casino cash: $9824317
|
The memorial discussed on that site won't be completed until 2017(!)
|
Posts: 3,315
|
05-25-2009, 02:16 PM | #9 |
Wooooooo Pig Soooooiiiie!!!
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Northwest Arkansas
Casino cash: $9984900
|
You know it's funny...most people don't know(even life long Kansas Citians) that the WWI National Memorial is in Kansas City. It is right across the street from Union Station at the Liberty Memorial.
__________________
|
Posts: 2,554
|
05-25-2009, 03:06 PM | #10 |
My name...is Horace!
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Olathe, KS
Casino cash: $6654069
|
Pretty cool museum exhibit there too, if i remember from my elem. school days correctly.
|
Posts: 1,469
|
05-25-2009, 03:19 PM | #11 |
Space Cadet and Aczabel
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Kanab, UT, USA
Casino cash: $9333275
VARSITY
|
It is the Liberty Memorial. Theres also one at 7th and SW Blvd honoring the Rainbow division.
__________________
Thanks, Trump for the civics lesson. We are learning so much about RICO, espionage, sedition, impeachment, the 25th Amendment, order of succession, nepotism, separation of powers, 1st Amendment, obstruction of justice, the emoluments clause, conflicts of interest, collusion, sanctions, oligarchs, money laundering and so much more. |
Posts: 40,584
|
05-25-2009, 02:19 PM | #13 |
Wooooooo Pig Soooooiiiie!!!
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Northwest Arkansas
Casino cash: $9984900
|
Here's a pic of the Liberty Memorial.
__________________
|
Posts: 2,554
|
05-25-2009, 02:55 PM | #14 |
Ride on!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Galaxy far far away
Casino cash: $10013172
|
the liberty memorial is pretty sweet. uploading some pics now. haven't been through the museum yet, but i'm planning on it.
__________________
Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed, overcomes the fear of death. |
Posts: 5,470
|
05-25-2009, 03:07 PM | #15 |
Ride on!
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Galaxy far far away
Casino cash: $10013172
|
__________________
Faster, faster, until the thrill of speed, overcomes the fear of death. |
Posts: 5,470
|
Thread Tools | |
Display Modes | |
|
|