Honoring the forgotten
Published 9:04 am Thursday, September 20, 2018
Kerby Moore, left, admires a display of memorabilia presented by District Sargent at Arms Tom Hicks. Of particular interest was a WWI Wound Certificate. These certificates were created by Woodrow Wilson and were awarded to those who were wounded or killed in action. The certificates were designed in 1919 and holders of these certificates were entitled to the Purple Heart when it came out in 1932. The bottom of the certificate bears the name of the person the certificate was awarded to along with “Served with honor in the world war and was wounded in action.”
Pictured are Ed Dunn, Representing American Legion Post 30; David W. Hamon guest speaker, Veterans Service Organization and Military Coordinator and Fred Hill, Commander, VFW Post 7059.
Taking a moment to pose for the camera are, from left, Jay Fort, Adjutant; Tom McBride, Trustee and Joseph K. Baldwin, Past Post Commander.
Shelley Wray left and Chere Hill right with the VFW Post 7059 Auxillary, center is Stephen Wray Senior Vice Commander of the Post.
Known as the forgotten war, more Americans gave their lives during World War I than the Korean and Vietnam wars combined. Surprisingly there isn’t a memorial in honor of World War I veterans in Washington, D.C., today. That is set to change. Created by an Act of Congress in 2013, the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission has a plan to develop and execute programs, projects and activities along with a memorial in Washington to commemorate the Centennial of World War I (WWI).
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The Piedmont Area Veterans Council in cooperation with VFW Post 7059 hosted David Hamon, the Veterans Service Organization and Military Coordinator for the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission, on Saturday.
Hamon gave a detailed presentation on the plans to create the WWI memorial in Washington D.C. To learn more, or a make a donation to support the memorial, visit worldwar1centennial.org.
