World War I History

2020 – 11/11/11 – My Grandfather’s Grave, Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colorado

At 10:45 AM, I stood by my Grandfather’s headstone and talked on the phone with my dear friend, Sandra Pershing.  She is the window of the great general’s oldest grandson, John Warren Pershing III,  Colonel United States Army. At precisely 11:00, I placed the red, white, and blue flowers and a small American Flag at …

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My Connection with the French Town of Stenay and the 100th American Anniversary Ceremonies in the Meuse-Argonne

  November 1, 2019 George A. Carlson (above), the grandfather of author and photographer Jeff Lowdermilk, entered the French town of Stenay on the morning of the Armistice, November 11, 1918. A century later, Lowdermilk was in Stenay for ceremonies and events marking the centennial of the end of the war. Now in 2019 he looks …

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Dinner at Versailles commemorating the centennial anniversary of the signing the Versailles Peace Treaty, June 28, 2019

The Grand Evening Begins! My wife and both our daughters at the entrance of the Palace. How Beautiful they are!! Despite the finger over the lens, this is still a great shot of our dear friend Helen Patton and me.  Notice – I’m wearing my Grandfather’s 89th Division, Rolling W Division lapel pin! Entering the …

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