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Rowland Clements

Rowland Clements made his first trip to the National WWI Museum and Memorial after a friend recommended it to him. He was so impressed with the Museum and Memorial’s collection and the Walk of Honor that he decided to purchase a brick in honor of his …

The Seibert Family

Each year on Memorial Day, people honor loved through the Museum and Memorial’s Walk of Honor Commemorative Brick program. This year, one of these bricks was dedicated in memory of Lloyd M. Seibert, WWI veteran and father of Julia Seibert Kane and …

2018 Battlefield Tour

This schedule may be subject to change. Tuesday, Sept. 4 Charles de Gaulle – Saint-Mihiel We will meet at the citizenM Hotel near Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris at 11 a.m., departing by bus at 11:30 a.m. Our tour begins with a scenic drive to …

2019 Battlefield Tour

Join the 2019 Battlefield Tour for an intimate tour of the Turkish peninsula, tracing the route of the Allied forces in the Gallipoli Campaign from landing to evacuation. This schedule may be subject to change. Thursday, Oct. 10 Istanbul – Canakkale …

Veterans Day 2014

Firing on the First World War’s Western Front ended on Nov.11, 1918 at “the eleventh hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.” After four years of fighting, an eerie stillness fell across the battlefields of Europe. The next day, Allied commander Field …

The World Remembers

The World Remembers More than 9 million combatants from the belligerent nations died in World War I, the largest number of any conflict in world history to that time. The World Remembers is an international education project whose purpose is to remember …

Veterans Day 2015

Firing on the First World War’s Western Front ended on Nov. 11, 1918 at “the eleventh hour on the 11th day of the 11th month.” After four years of fighting, an eerie stillness fell across the battlefields of Europe. The next day, Allied commander Field …

We’re Home—Now What?

We’re Home—Now What? From the earliest history of armed conflict soldiers have done their duty and returned to their homes and families. In the aftermath of World War I millions of servicemen and women came home from a war that was unprecedented in its …

The Origins of Veterans Day

The Origins of Veterans Day What is Veterans Day? Fighting ended on the Western Front of the First World War on Nov. 11, 1918. Celebrations of the end of war soon turned solemn, in remembrance of all who were lost. Armistice Day, officially recognized by …

National WWI Museum and Memorial Announces Completion of $25 Million Call to Duty Capital Campaign

Contact: Mike Vietti, National WWI Museum and Memorial, 816-888-8122, mvietti@theworldwar.org KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced the completion of its $25 million “Call to Duty” capital campaign today. Funds raised through …