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Contacts: Mike Vietti, National WWI Museum and Memorial, (816) 888-8122, mvietti@theworldwar.org KANSAS CITY, MO. – When asked to describe the geography of the Western Front in the aftermath of World War I, Poet Laureate of the United Kingdom John …

Contact: Mike Vietti, National WWI Museum and Memorial, 816-888-8122, mvietti@theworldwar.org KANSAS CITY, MO. – The National WWI Museum and Memorial announced a $550,000 gift from the Hall Family Foundation today. The gift from the Hall Family Foundation …

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is honored to have had Mary Shaw Branton as one of the founding members of the Pershing Legacy Society for planned giving. “Shawsie” Branton passed away on July 20, 2016, leaving a legacy of touching thousands of lives …

The Sosland family of Kansas City has contributed more than its share of military service to the nation. When Morton Sosland joined the U.S. Army in 1943, he was first sent to Fort Riley in Kansas and the Horse Cavalry. After basic training, he helped …

Steve Hadley’s grandfather, Mike Hachinski, was a proud American and veteran of WWI. On Veterans Day 2017, Steve and his family dedicated a brick on the National WWI Museum Memorial’s Walk of Honor in remembrance of Mike and his service in WWI. “My …

Article written by volunteer Ted Iliff, February 2021 For the past decade, Todd Harvey’s interest in the National WWI Museum and Memorial has evolved from attraction to immersion. The Hoover, Ala., attorney credits a business trip to Kansas City about 10 …

Information provided by Mike Kassen In 1964 William Chrisman High School in Independence, Mo., had a senior class of about 800 students. The next year, the classes were split with the other half of students establishing Truman High School. Both school's …

The Board of Trustees and staff of the National WWI Museum and Memorial mourn the loss of Henry W. Bloch, whose passing was announced today by H&R Block. Mr. Bloch was a long-time supporter of the Museum and Memorial, made even more meaningful by his …

The Board of Trustees and staff of the National WWI Museum and Memorial are saddened by the passing of Morton Sosland. Mr. Sosland, who led Sosland Publishing Co. for several decades and was a revered figure in the Kansas City and grain-based foods …

The National WWI Museum and Memorial is honored to host America's national ceremony commemorating the centennial of the United States' entry into the Great War. Produced by the U.S. World War I Centennial Commission , the ceremony, In Sacrifice for …