If you’re not able to attend a WW1 Armistice Centennial observance in your community consider viewing the inter-faith ceremony at the Episcopal Cathedral in Washington, DC. You can access the live stream either from the U.S. WW1 Centennial Commission or from the cathedral’s website.
President Woodrow Wilson’s tomb is situated in this cathedral, the only U.S. President to be buried in Washington D.C.
Please bear in mind that this event will start at 9:00 AM Central Time.
James (“Jim”) Patton BS BA MPA is a retired state official from Shawnee, Kansas and a frequent contributor to several WW1 e-publications, including "Roads to the Great War," "St. Mihiel Tripwire," "Over the Top" and "Medicine in the First World War." He has spent many hours walking the WW1 battlefields, and is also an authority on British regiments and a collector of their badges.
An Army Engineer during the Vietnam War, he does work for the US World War 1 Centennial Commission and is affiliated with the WW1 Historical Association, the Western Front Association, the Salonika Campaign Society and the Gallipoli Association.
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