[Nifster]

Thank you for letting us honor his sacrifice

It is a day to do so

[silent majority rising]

May his soul rest in peace!

[Lurker]

There’s a memorial to these men at a place called Cantigny in Wheaton, IL. It was founded by Colonel Robert R McCormick and was the site of his estate until his death.

The First Army Division Museum is on the grounds along with a statue memorializing The Big Red One and their service during WWI. It’s called The Lion of Cantigny.

It’s worth a visit.

https://www.legion.org/memorials/249871/lion-cantigny

L

[Gay State Conservative]

Many,many (millions,actually) brave men (and women) have served this great nation honorably and courageously. The commonly used phrase is...”all gave some,some gave all”

[Gay State Conservative]

Another quote that moves me is from a Marine General who,in assessing the performance of his Marines during one of WWII's Pacific island battles,said "uncommon courage was a common commodity".

IMO that sums up our Armed Forces from this nation's founding to this very moment!

[zeestephen]

Wow - bad luck.

The war ended less than two months later.

Machine gun battalion - most likely hit by artillery or gas in a trench.

65% of soldiers in World War One died by artillery.

In several major offensives, the initial artillery blast and shell explosions were so powerful they could be heard and felt in London.

[sauropod]

Thank you for this.

[BOBWADE]

I went to gradeschool in Springfield Mo with a John Klopfenstein but that was in the 70s.