National World War I Museum and Memorial – In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace
On April 6th, dignitaries from more than 25 countries traveled to Our Town to witness In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace: Centennial Commemoration of the U.S. Entry into World War I at the National World War I Museum and Memorial.
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| Jeanne Glazer, Board Chairman Mark Jorgenson and Ann and Bob Regnier |
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| Representatives of nations who fought against the United States or under whose flags the U.S. fought in WWI: Dr. Andrew Murrison, MP, United Kingdom Prime Minister’s special representative for the First World War Centenary; Ambassador Armando Varricchio, Ambassador of Italy to the U.S.; Ambassador Dr. Réka Szermerkényi, Ambassador of Hungary to the U.S.; Ambassador Gérard Araud, Ambassador of France to the U.S.; Consul General Khawar Nasim, Consul General of Canada; Ambassador Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of Belgium to the U.S.; Ambassador Dr. Wolfgang Waldner, Ambassador of Austria to the U.S.; and Group Captain Peter Davis, Assistant Defence Attaché, Defence Chief of Staff Embassy of Australia to the U.S. |
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| A B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber from the 509th Bomb Wing at the Whiteman Air Force Base flew over the grounds of the National World War I Museum and Memorial. |
Additional photos featured in the May 13, 2017 issue
Photo Credit: Earl Richardson, Christopher Smith, Dan Videtich, and Dan White
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