100 years ago today: US joins WW1.

[pokes r us]

Good article from the Washington Post. I taught history for many years and this was always one of the toughest subjects. Students couldn't comprehend the absolute carnage -- I guess it was difficult for anyone to comprehend who wasn't there. I told them the story of my great grandfather who fought in the war and how this young boy from the isolated Texas Panhandle got introduced to the world in a very brutal way. If you get the chance, try to find the DVD of a PBS show from several years ago. It's entitled, "The Great War 1918". The narratives from several WW1 vets in that video are just heart wrenching.

I hope this article is in the clear as it is a good read.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...?utm_term=.a3beffb6417a&wpisrc=nl_draw&wpmm=1

 

[Marshal Jim Duncan]

Timely post. This begins next Monday , on PBS. 3 parts: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/great-war/

 

[OSUIvan]

Want to follow WW1 week by week?

They started in 2014 and will be going until the war ends in 2018.

 

[CBradSmith]

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They started in 2014 and will be going until the war ends in 2018.

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This is INCREDIBLE!

 

[frankeaton]

my grandfather was "over there"

he is the good looking one

 

[OSUIvan]

Something I learned from the great war channel is about Sergean Stubby

I'll paste the summary of the page below, but it's really worth reading his whole wiki page.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sergeant_Stubby

Sergeant Stubby (July 21, 1916 – March 16, 1926), has been called the most decorated war dog of World War I and the only dog to be nominated for rank and then promoted to sergeant through combat,[2] a claim having no official documentary evidence, but recognized in connection with an exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution.[2][3][4] He was the official mascot of the 102nd Infantry Regiment (United States), assigned to the 26th (Yankee) Division. Stubby served for 18 months and participated in seventeen battles on the Western Front. He saved his regiment from surprise mustard gas attacks, found and comforted the wounded, and once caught a German soldier by the seat of his pants, holding him there until American soldiers found him. Back home, his exploits were front page news in major newspapers.[3][4][5]

 

[frankeaton]

PBS is showing a great 3 part doc on this

 

[Rdcldad]

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They started in 2014 and will be going until the war ends in 2018.

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thanks for sharing