Monthly Archive: January 2016

WASHINGTON, January 26, 2016.  The World War I Centennial Commission selected a winner for the WWI Memorial Design Competition today in Washington, D.C.. “The Weight of Sacrifice” design and concept was chosen from several finalists.  According to Commissioner Dr. Libby O’Connell, “World War I had…
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In early 1916 America moved closer to war. Texas had a man in the White House. No, not President Woodrow Wilson, but his personal advisor, Colonel Edward M. House. He was “President Wilson’s closest advisor during the war,” according to…
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