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Armistice Day Reflections Across World War I Memorials
The piece recalls Armistice Day rituals and echoes President Harding's Arlington tribute to the Unknown Soldier. It surveys global memorials from France, Belgium, and England, noting monuments, wreaths, and ceremonies honoring American troops and the dead, including Belleau Wood and other battle sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arlington
America
Harding
Weeks
Denby
War and Navy Departments
Warren G. Harding
Washington
Lincoln
Republic
David Lloyd George
Europe
Germany
Ruhr
France
Belgium
England
Meuse-Argonne
Aisne-Marne
Suresnes
St. Mihiel
Somme
Oise-Aisne
Flanders Field
Brookwood
J. A. McFarland
Paris
Alan Seeger
Seicheprey
A. BE. F
Henri Gouraud
the Argonne
National Cemetery
Chateau Thierry
Cantigny
Belleau Wood
Rand
Ballard Roads
Cook County
Illinois
Tennessee
Nashville
County of
Davidson
General Federation of Women's Clubs
United States
General
Hattonhatel
General Pershing
Belle Skinner
Holyoke
Mass
Chaumont
Pointe de Grave
Bay of Biscay
Atlantic
Poincare
Lafayette
Marshal Foch
U. S. S. Pittsburg
Belleau Woods
Edward EB. Spafford
New York State
American Legion