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Rep. Poe Seeks Cosponsors to Establish a National WWI Memorial on the Mall

Washington, Dec 15 -

Rep. Poe seeks cosponsors for the Frank Buckles World War I Memorial Act, which would establish the first ever National Memorial to World War I veterans on the National Mall.  While it was 90 years ago this past November that World War I ended, there still is not a National Memorial to honor these American heroes.  Today there are three memorials to the major wars in modern U.S. history on the National Mall (the Vietnam Memorial, the Korean Memorial, and the World War II Memorial), but no memorial for WWI veterans.  Of the 4.7 million Americans that were mobilized during the First World War, Mr. Frank Buckles is the very last doughboy.  At the incredible age of 108, Mr. Buckles has lived through almost half of our nation’s history.  During WWI nearly 116,000 U.S. warriors gave their lives for this country.  The service and sacrifice of those men and women changed the tide of a war stuck in stalemate, ensuring victory for the Allies.  World War I should not be forgotten because there are few photographs and no blockbuster movies to tell the story.  This legislation, H.R. 482 would restore the District of Columbia’s World War I Memorial and expand it to also serve as the location for a national World War I Memorial on the National Mall.  After 90 years, it’s time to honor the lone survivor of World War I and the other thousands of soldiers that went to war with him, in the war to end all wars.