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From YouTube: "Arlington Remembers" The Great War
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A commemoration of Arlington's involvement in World War I and the Arlingtonians who served their country. A presentation of the Arlington Historical Society in Support of Arlington's World War I Commemoration Task Force. Recorded on June 28 2018 at the Navy League, Arlington, Virginia.
A
Pack
up
your
troubles
in
your
old
kit
bag
and
smile
smile
smile,
while
you're
Lucifer,
to
light
your
smug
smile
boys,
that's
the
style!
What's
the
use
of
worrying,
it's
never
worth
the
while.
So
pack
up
your
troubles
in
your
old
kit,
bag
and
smile
smile,
smile
pack
up
your
troubles
in
your
old
kit
bag
and
smile
smile
smile,
while
you're
a
Lucifer
to
light
your
smoke
smile
boys,
that's
the
style!
A
B
Okay,
thank
you.
Okay,
can
everybody
hear
me
great
hi
good
evening
I'm
Frank
O'leary
I'm,
the
chair
of
this
event.
I,
want
to
thank
opera
Nova
and
the
very
town
of
the
Jack
would
hunt
for
getting
us
off
to
such
a
great
story.
You'd,
never
know
we'd
never
worked
together
before.
Would
you
well
in
any
event,
please
rise
for
the
posting
of
the
colors.
C
B
B
B
D
E
D
B
Let's
hear
it
for
the
color
guide
and
that
color
guard
was
composed
of
Jennifer
Slade
from
the
Arlington
County
Fire
Department
Kip
Malcolm
from
the
police
department,
Karl
van
Newkirk,
former
president
of
a
Arlington
Historical
Society
and
John
Lyon,
and
they
have
just
departed
to
teach
the
Hana
lesson
so
they're.
So
on
behalf
of
the
orluk
and
Historical
Society
and
the
world
war,
one
task
for
us
I,
welcome
you
to
artisan,
remembers
the
Great
War.
Tonight
we
honored
the
approximately
200
Arlington
ian's,
who
served
in
World
War
one
and
the
thirteen
who
never
returned.
B
B
B
B
B
Thank
you
all.
Thank
you
for
your
service
you're,
really,
the
reason
we're
here
tonight:
World
War,
one
guys
can't
appreciate
tonight.
I
hope
you
do
how
about
no
war?
Okay.
Now
let
me
also
note
that
we
have
this
lovely
facility
tonight
free
of
charge.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
Navy
League
of
the
United
States.
This
is
their
national
headquarters.
B
I
know
nothing
about
the
Navy
League
of
the
United
States,
except
that
Jim
and
I
raised
four
hundred
and
thirty-eight
thousand
dollars
for
him
back
when
in
order
to
get
the
commissioning
done
of
the
USS
Arlington
I
like
to
say
that
was
how
we
float
the
boat.
In
any
event,
Jim
is
going
to
be
our
first
speaker
he's
come
all
the
way
from
North
Carolina
he's
not
only
going
to
tell
us
about
the
Navy
League,
but
he's
also
going
to
tell
us
about
the
USS
Arlington.
F
The
good
evening,
as
Frank
said,
my
name
is
Jim
pebbly
I'm,
a
retired
Navy
commander,
who
was
a
29
year
resident
of
Arlington
until
last,
September
I,
think
I
graduated
I
still
helped
lead
the
USS
Arlington
Community
Alliance
Frank.
Won't.
Let
me
leave
the
ship,
that's
the
local
group
dedicated
to
keeping
strong
bonds
between
our
community
and
the
great
grace
ship.
F
In
the
background
that
so
many
people
don't
know
it's
worth
an
exploration,
take
a
look
at
everything.
They've
got
outside
I
was
asked
to
speak
tonight
because
last
November,
the
Navy
sailed
our
namesake
ship
to
Norfolk
from
Norfolk
to
the
world
war,
two
museum,
yes,
world
war,
two
in
New
Orleans
that
participate
in
the
beginning,
ceremonies
for
the
hundredth
year
anniversary
of
the
Armistice
ending
the
war
to
end
all
wars.
That
was
sadly
a
title
that
proved
tragically
mislabeled
20
years
later,
one
even
whiter
and
more
destructive
war.
F
Should
you
ask
our
modern
namesake
amphibious
ship
is
related
to
a
war
fought
a
hundred
years
ago,
which
is
a
problem.
Frank
gave
me
money
asked
me
to
speak
tonight.
I
would
tell
you
that
as
a
career
servicemen
that
a
commemoration
for
those
who
fought
and
those
who
died
in
any
conflict
gratifies
the
souls
of
all
who
have
served
and
who
now
serve
by
definition,
we
commemorate
our
World
War
one
dead.
F
When
we
do
so,
we
honor
their
sacrifices
by
remembering
their
actions
and
their
valor.
The
greatest
gift
we
can
offer
in
payment
for
their
selfless
acts
is
to
honor
their
actions
to
remember
in
our
hearts
and
never
forget
what
they
gave
us
without
expectation
of
repayment
or
whatsoever
when
America
joined
World
War
one.
It
changed
the
very
relationship
we
had
with
the
world
when
the
war
was
declared.
F
It's
a
Navy
tradition
to
honor
statesmen
as
well
as
States
and
recognize
counties
as
well
as
cities
who
also
serve
in
World
War.
Two.
You
can
see
good
that
slides
up,
but
the
county's
first,
very
first
recognition
was
amplified
by
the
naming
of
a
converted
steamer
after
us.
Okay,
it
wasn't
pretty,
but
it
was
certainly
a
beginning.
F
Our
names
take
namesake
ship
say
that
three
times
fast
strikes
everyone
who
approaches
her
as
a
behemoth,
she's,
seven
stories
tall,
she's
nearly
700
feet
long.
She
can
circle
the
globe
on
a
single
tank
of
fuel
and
carry
six
hundred
and
ninety-nine
Marines
to
a
hot
spot
anywhere
in
the
world.
With
our
name
on
her,
she
can
spew
hovercraft,
amphibious
armoured
vehicles,
helicopters,
Osprey
aircraft
across
coastlines,
reach
inland
tens
of
miles
and
do
so
from
over
the
oceans
horizon
unseen
and
wherever
she
sails,
she
carries
behind
her
bridge
a
tribute
room
honoring.
F
F
Keep
trying
that
for
the
hundred
and
eighty
four
twists
around
it
one
for
each
victim,
the
crest
of
the
Department
of
Defense
is
there,
as
well
as
the
benches
from
the
9/11
memorial,
with
a
Pentagon
on
one
side
red
with
the
blood
of
the
victims.
The
question
corporates
Arlington
House,
representing
our
ships
fortitude.
F
F
G
Yes,
I
am
max
gross
the
currently
the
editor
of
the
arlington
historical
magazine
and
also
the
coordinator
of
the
arlington
county,
high
school
essay
contest
and
I
should
say
this
year,
also,
eighth
graders.
This
is
a
joint
venture
between
the
Society
and
Columbia
Lodge
Masonic
Lodge,
285
Frank,
and
his
comments.
G
Noted
that
World
War
one
is
sometimes
called
The
Forgotten
War
by
some
historians,
and
that
is
the
theme
of
the
essay
topic.
I
want
to
read
what
the
question
was
that
the
students
were
asked
to
write
about
2018
marks
the
100th
anniversary
of
the
Armistice
ending
world
war,
one
world
war,
one
has
been
called
The,
Forgotten
War
by
some
historians,
and
we
forgotten
this
we're
in
Arlington.
Why
or
why
not?
We
we
have
a
tie
for
third
or
honorable
mention
between
grace
write
us
from
Thomas
More
middle
school.
C
G
He's
going
to
Thomas
Jefferson
High
School
in
Fairfax
County,
it's
coming
it
right!
Alright,
I
have
for
you
a
commemorative
medallion
and
also
certificate,
and
you've
already
received
your
check.
It
doesn't
come
twice
anyway,
a
New
Leash,
as
as
an
excellent
essay
which
you'll
be
able
to
read
this
year's
issue
of
the
Arlington
Historical
Society
magazine,
but
Anoosh
has
written
a
synopsis
and
his
article,
which
he's
going
to
present
to
you
tonight.
H
Hi,
my
name
is
Aneesh
Kefka
and
my
essay
was
titled
world
war
1
and
afterthought
in
Arlington.
It
is
important
to
recognize
that
during
World
War
1
Arlington
County
had
an
extremely
different
identity
from
the
one
that
it
has
today.
In
fact,
present-day
Arlington
held
the
name
of
Alexandria
County
and
with
an
outlet
of
neighboring
Alexandria
City
by
today's
standards,
Arlington
County
would
have
been
considered
a
small
rural
county.
Nonetheless,
Arlington
County
played
an
active
part
in
the
United
States
efforts
in
the
First
World
War.
H
Today,
the
Joint
Base
myer-henderson
Hall
serves
as
one
of
the
first
recognized
most
recognizable
reminders
of
the
impact
of
World
War
one
in
Arlington.
Furthermore,
the
federal
government's
influence
in
Arlington
Virginia
today
stem
from
the
influx
of
employees
from
Arlington
County
into
DC
during
the
First
World
War.
H
Ultimately,
however,
there
is
no
doubt
that
the
impact
of
World
War
one
is
far
surpassed
by
that
of
the
Second
World
War,
the
increasing
population
in
Arlington
County
due
to
World
War,
one
slowly
propelled
it
onto
the
path
to
urbanization
and
by
1941
the
year
of
the
United
States
entry
into
World
War,
two
Arlington
County
had
made
significant
strides
from
its
highly
rural
state
of
just
25
years
earlier.
However,
while
World
War
one
may
have
laid
the
foundation
for
our
Arlington's
growth,
World
War,
two
fully
instigated
it
complete
transfer
from
a
rural
to
urban
area.
H
In
addition,
the
occurrence
of
World
War,
two
and
further
Wars
would
coincide
with
the
time
when
Arlington
County
were
many
similarities
to
the
Arlington
of
today.
For
these
reasons,
in
the
face
of
future
Wars
that
effective
affected
Arlington
in
a
new
County
with
a
far
different
identity
than
a
hundred
years
earlier,
World
War
One
has
struggled
to
enter
and
remain
in
the
minds
of
many
Arlington
ian's.
While
the
efforts
of
organizations
throughout
the
county
ensure
that
the
worth
legacy
in
Arlington
well
forever.
H
Last
I
believe
that
the
First
World
War
will
continue
to
remain
an
afterthought
in
the
county
compared
to
later
events.
Writing
the
essay
was
a
wonderful,
yet
taxing
experience
and
I
would
like
to
thank
my
parents
and
my
brother
for
supporting
me
throughout
the
process
as
well.
Thank
you
to
miss
Finkelstein
of
the
World
War
One
commemoration,
Task
Force
for
providing
me
with
the
guidance
I
needed
to
start
and
miss
Payne.
My
social
studies
teacher
for
reviewing
my
saying
giving
me
valuable
advice
and
thank
you
to
librarians
at
the
Center
for
local
history.
B
Okay,
let's
move
on
this
is
a
very
special
part
of
the
program,
because
we're
in
Arlington
are
really
privileged
to
have
a
local
scholar
who
is
not
only
an
authority
on
World
War
one.
He
is
the
authority
when
it
comes
to
Arlington's
participation
in
World
War,
one
which
he
will
probably
deny
as
soon
as
gets
up
here
but
I
know
the
truth
and
Mark
that
no
way
you
can
change
it.
Let
me
introduce,
as
my
privilege,
to
introduce
dr.
mark
Benbow
of
Marymount
University.
I
All
right
and
set
this
back
up,
thank
you.
My
students
will
not
believe
I'm
talking
to
a
group
without
a
PowerPoint,
so
I'll
just
have
to
point
them
to
when
this
is
broadcast
at
Arlington
TV,
but
first
off
on
the
essays.
I
was
one
of
the
judges
and
they
were
excellent.
I
did
have
a
little
bit
of
egg
on
my
face
because
when
it
was
suggested
we
allow
middle
schoolers.
I
I
was
vehemently
against
it,
saying
no
there's
no
way
they
can
compete
with
high
schoolers,
not
a
guess
who
wins
and
all
four
of
the
winners
I'd
like
to
say,
I
wish
my
20
and
21
year
old
students
at
Marymount
wrote
as
well
as
the
four
of
you,
and
if
you
decide
to
become
history,
majors
please
come
to
marry
me.
I'm
stay
in
Arlington
come
to
Marymount,
it's
not
it's
just
up
the
street
from
Yorktown.
You
can
walk
seriously.
I
It
would
be
a
pleasure
to
read
essays
as
well
written
and
as
creative
as
these
when
I'm
grading
term
papers,
which
as
much
as
I
love
teaching,
is
definitely
my
least
favorite
part
of
the
job,
but
they
were
all
they
did.
Excellent
and
I
really
enjoy
having
students
like
them
in
my
classroom
and
I'm
sure
their
teachers
now
enjoy
having
them
as
well.
I
was
asked
to
talk
about
wood
war,
one
in
Arlington.
I
He
said.
Oh,
they
are
the
expert
on
Arlington
and
world.
Well,
I
wrote
some
articles
on
it.
There's
not
a
lot
written
about
it.
Even
CB
roses.
Excellent
history,
which
is
the
best
history
of
the
county,
spends
like
a
paragraph
on
it.
It's
just
an
afterthought
and
it
has
been
called
The
Forgotten,
War.
I
Okay,
so
is
the
Korean
War
there's
a
number
of
Forgotten
Wars.
There
are
some
that
have
actually
been
forgotten
that
my
students,
who
surprised
there
was
a
u.s.
Filipino
war.
Yeah
war
of
1812
Elise
yep
Maryland
license
blades.
There
are
a
few
others
Korea,
yes,
although
they
did
have
a
long-running
TV
show
that
my
students
know
which
lasted
three
times
longer
than
actual
war,
but
World
War
one
has
been
lost
in
the
shadow
of
the
Second
World
War.
I
There
are
a
lot
of
reasons
for
this
and
a
lot
of
good
histories
about
it
that
I'm
not
going
to
go
into
all
the
details.
On
now,
it
does
make
certain
a
sense
when
you
look
at
it
and
when
students
come
into
my
classes,
I
find
that,
like
most
Americans
I
suspect
what
they
know
of
the
war
dwindle
Wars,
which,
by
the
way,
was
the
brief
Prime
Minister
Lloyd
George
is
phrase
not
Woodrow.
I
Wilson's
does
sound
Wilsonian,
that's
why
they
created
for
him,
but
it's
not,
but
it
has
been
largely
forgotten,
except
for
snatches
and
bits
from
popular
culture.
I
suspect.
If
I
asked
my
students
as
well
as
other
generations
as
well,
this
isn't
a
complaint
about
Millennials
or
something.
If
I
ask
my
fellow
baby
boomers
or
Gen
X
or
any
other
generations
coming
along
I
would
get
bits
and
pieces
from
popular
culture,
the
Lusitania,
a
Doughboy
trenches.
I
Think
only
reason
people
remember
there
was
a
first
world
war
in
the
u.s.
is
because
there
had
to
be
for
there
to
be
a
second,
but
it
is
important
not
just
because
of
the
sacrifices
made.
It's
not
just
a
dry
for
the
much
bigger
and
in
the
u.s.,
much
more
remembered
second,
but
it
was
seen
at
the
time
as
a
struggle
for
liberty,
a
struggle
for
democracy.
Woodrow
Wilson
did
call
this
a
war
to
protect
democracy,
to
make
the
world
safe
for
democracy.
I
So
tonight
talk
about
Arlington
I'ma,
putting
this
kind
of
larger
perspective
of
the
war
as
a
whole
for
the
u.s..
Of
course,
u.s.
enters
the
war
in
April
in
1917,
a
lot
of
reasons
for
it.
No
bank
loans
were
not
one
of
them.
I
often
get
students
that
hear
that
that
was
from
the
isolationist
movement
in
1930
spread
that,
but
there
were
lots
of
other
reasons.
German
submarine
warfare,
German
saboteurs
in
the
u.s.
I
Wilson,
really
wanted
a
place
at
the
peace
table
because
he
was
convinced
he
could
negotiate
a
peace
to
prevent
another
war
threats
of
Germany
trying
to
get
Mexico
in
the
war
with
the
u.s..
The
u.s.
just
sympathized
was
more
with
the
Allies
Arlington
followed
along
Arlington,
like
the
rest
of
the
US,
gets
dragged
into
the
war.
Rather
reluctantly,
it's
in
April
1917
felt
that
we
don't
really
have
much
of
a
choice
we
have
to
be
in
this,
and
so
Arlington
participates
the
same
as
the
rest.
I
The
tourist
Arlington
went
through
this
as
well,
and
the
Bureau
of
Investigation
file
showed
that
they
dutifully
tracked
down
possible
German,
spies
and
saboteurs
and
was
in
Alexandria
County
there
weren't
a
lot
of
Germans
in
the
county
then,
unlike
now,
Arlington
had
very
few
immigrants.
This
was,
according
to
census,
a
100%
rural
County,
which
meant
there
were
no
settlements
of
more
than
2,500
people
that
count
as
urban
that
a
very
generous
definition
of
urban
there's,
a
hundred
and
twenty
Germans
in
the
county.
Second,
only
to
the
Irish
is
150
Irish.
I
Even
in
DC
there
was
an
active
but
small
German
population,
but
the
very
investigation
investigated
all
of
these
reports
of
suspected
traitors
spies,
saboteurs
what-have-you.
They
went
around
to
the
postmasters
in
the
county
because
they
were
to
know
everybody
in
the
air
when
they
delivered
the
mail,
so
the
reports
are
filled.
I
went
to
the
post,
mistress
in
Ballston
and
I,
went
to
the
postmaster
and
clarendon
and
talked
to
them,
and
they
didn't
find
any
actual,
any
actual
spies
or
saboteurs.
I
I
There
are
several
of
those
his
Swiss
citizens
also
caught
the
broad
swiss
Legation
of
washington
was
very
busy
during
the
war
defending
because,
yes,
their
swiss.
There
are
also
a
lot
of
restrictions
in
this
area
when
the
u.s.
went
to
war
first
against
Germany.
We
didn't
go
to
war
against
austria-hungary
until
December
17
and
we
never
declared
war
on
Bulgaria
or
the
Ottomans,
the
other
two
of
the
Central
Powers,
but
first
Wilson
issued
several
proclamations
and
if
you
were
German
male
14
or
older
at
first
you
weren't
allowed
a
wireless
set.
I
I
You
weren't
allowed
to
go
up
in
an
airship
and
finally,
you
weren't
allowed
in
DC
period
which,
given
the
boundaries
here,
meant
that
if
some
was
a
German
citizen
walked
on
to
the
14th
Street
bridge,
they're
violating
the
law
and
there
were
guards
on
the
bridge
and
one
of
the
beer
investigation
reports
actually
investigated.
Somebody
who
spoke
German
crossing
the
bridge-
yes,
he
was
Swiss,
but
you
had
this
panic
in
the
area
now,
of
course,
most
Arlington's.
What
they
remember
for
their
young
men
was
the
draft
and
there
were
numerous
drafts
at
first.
I
It
was
men
from
21
to
30,
and
then
that
was
extended
out
to
18
to
45,
and
you
just
went
in.
They
had
one
big
registration
day
in
June
and
you
went
in
and
you
filled
out
the
forms
and
turned
it
in.
You
could
request
an
exemption
and
hundreds
of
men
requested
exemptions,
but
that
was
expected
and
they
generally
most
of
them,
got
it.
It
was
Gerald
you're,
the
sole
supporter
of
your
family.
You
had
already
served
in
the
military,
you
weren't
a
US
citizen.
I
There
are
lots
of
different
reasons
for
it,
but
they
had
a
big
holiday
businesses
in
the
county
and
in
DC
and
aiexander
it
closed.
They
had
parades
church
services,
Boy
Scouts
took
men
in
they
registered.
In
the
end,
some
600
men
got
a
draft
notice
of
which
about
80
did
not
show
up,
and
that
does
not
mean
their
draft
dodger.
I
I
When
you
showed
up,
you
got
a
number
if
you're
the
first
man
at
debts
default
the
forum,
you
got
a
number
one
you're,
the
second
guy
number,
two
and
so
on,
and
then
they
filled
a
giant
glass
bowl
with
capsules
with
numbers
in
them
from
one
to
ten
thousand
five
hundred
the
largest
jurisdiction
in
the
US,
probably
new
york
city
registered
over
ten
thousand
men,
and
then
they
took
17
hours
to
drop
the
numbers
one
by
one.
First
number
they
drew
was
284.
So
if
you
were
the
280.
I
Fourth
person
in
your
district
to
show
up
and
sign
your
name
on
the
form.
Congratulations
guess
where
you're
going
next
week
and
then
they
did
that
through
the
whole
thing,
and
so
that's
how
men
in
Arlington
were
drafted
the
same
as
everywhere
else.
We
don't
know
exactly
how
many
men
ant
got
that
number.
The
records
are
very
incomplete,
but
roughly
200
in
some,
so
they
set
up
camps
in
the
area,
their
course
yet.
Fort
Myer
French
officer
showed
up
to
build
trenches
there
to
teach
our
army
how
to
fight
in
a
european-style
trench.
I
We
had
a
large
male
trench
warfare
since
the
siege
of
Petersburg
at
the
end
of
the
Civil
War
and
our
military
was
used
to
fighting
along
the
bore
with
Mexico
in
the
Philippines,
the
spanish-american
war,
the
Plains
Indian
Wars
from
some
of
the
olders.
We
really
had
no
idea
how
to
fight
in
a
trench
and
the
French
would
teach
us
how
to
survive
in
a
trench.
Fort
myer
had
that
the
former
racetrack
just
to
the
south
was
turned
into
a
large
camp
as
well,
and
people
throughout
the
county
invited
soldiers
in
for
a
home-cooked
meal.
I
You
know
enjoy
some
conversation,
some
singing
meet
the
family
and
this
is
a
segregated
army.
This
is
Jim
Crow
era,
so
there
were
all
black
units
and
all
white
units
and
the
local
african-american
community
in
North
Pole's,
Hill
Queen
City
invited
and
the
african-american
soldiers
that
came
in
there
that
provided
parades
it
provided
speeches
provided
business
for
local
business,
particularly
in
Alexandria.
I
It
became
a
form
of
entertainment,
the
county,
to
go.
Two
speakers
to
watch
the
military
bands
to
watch
the
Calvary
practice
to
watch
the
soldiers
practice.
William
Jennings
Bryan
came
and
gave
a
speech
at
the
former
racetrack,
probably
excited
knowing
Bryan.
It
was
a
former
racetrack
that
would
fit
his
personality.
I
It
didn't
always
go
that
smoothly,
though
in
1918
the
county
was
caught
up
when
there
was
a
murder
by
two
soldiers
from
Fort
Meade
got
a
kacct
taxi
in
DC.
He
drove
him
over
the
bridge
into
Arlington
and
then
announced
that
they
want
the
driver
driving
to
Richmond.
They
were
deserting,
he
refused.
They
killed
him
and
dumped
his
body
out
near
where
the
Rose
Garden
is
now
out
on
Wilson
Avenue.
They
were
caught
in
Richmond
and
eventually
tried.
I
Mr.
ball,
who
was
the
state's
attorney
at
the
time,
was
the
one
who
prosecuted
them.
So
the
county
was
caught
up
in
the
excitement
of
a
murder
trial.
When
African
American
soldiers
were
assigned
to
guard
the
bridges,
there
were
a
lot
of
complaints.
The
county
had
a
meeting
and
requested
only
white
soldiers
be
used
as
guards,
and
they
were
in
fact
replaced,
and
there
was
almost
a
race
riot
in
Alexandria.
When
a
couple
of
white
soldiers
stopped,
a
black
man
in
the
street
started
harassing
him.
He
fought
back.
I
His
friends
came
to
help
their
friends
came
to
help
and
you
had
to
call
in
the
army,
basically
pulled
everybody
back
to
base
and
told
him
to
shut
up
and
calm
down,
so
it
wasn't
always
pleasant
in
listening
to
bands.
There
were
tensions
there
as
well.
You
also
had
the
bond
sales.
Much
of
war
was
paid
for
by
savings
bonds,
now
Liberty
loans
in
a
victory
loan.
After
the
end
of
the
war
and
by
the
new
income
tax
that
just
passed
in
1913,
there
were
numerous
bond
campaigns.
I
The
first
one
kind
of
fizzled
paid
about
three
and
a
quarter
percent,
which
was
iffy.
Even
then
they
raised
up
a
little
before
that
made
it
competitive
of
with
other
investments
and
they
put
a
huge
advertising
campaign.
There
was
a
mass
parade
down.
King
Street
in
Alexandria
and
Arlington
participated
local
Arlington,
Red
Cross.
At
the
time
Del
Rey
was
part
of
Arlington.
There
was
an
Arlington
school
there,
Mountain
Vernon,
the
kids.
There
all
put
their
money
together
and
bought
a
bond
and
county
officials
went
to
every
single
door
in
the
county.
I
Supposedly,
that's
was
the
plan
to
knock
on
every
single
door
in
the
county
to
get
people
to
buy
a
bond
I'd
like
to
suggest
that
to
the
board
members
here
now
is
possible:
fundraising
just
go
to
every
door
in
the
county
and
knock
and
ask
them
to
make
an
investment
I'm
sure
it'll
be
just
as
easy
as
it
was
in
1917
to
1918
in
Arlington.
In
the
end
bought
three
times
its
quota
of
bonds,
Richmond
gave
every
community
a
quota
and
Arlington
was
determined
to
outdo
Alexandria.
I
That
competition
has
always
been
there.
Sir,
oh
I'll
do
Alexandria
difficult.
There's
there's
only
one
bank
in
the
county,
but
you
could
go
to
banks
now
examiner
a
DC
and
buy
them
and
say
credit
this
towards
Alexandria
County
and
they
did
so
Alexandria
was
Alexandra.
County
was
presented
with
a
big
flag
with
three
stripes
for
the
third
loan,
with
three
stars
to
indicate
that
we
had
tripled
our
quota
as
the
museum
director,
our
Historical
Society
I,
really
wonder
where
that
flag
went.
Is
it
it'll,
vault
somewhere?
Is
it
in
somebody's
basement?
I
The
next
sale
didn't
go
as
well
because
of
the
Spanish
flu,
as
one
of
the
slides
you
may
have
seen
on.
Did
you
know
it's
only
cause.
It
called
that
because
Spain
didn't
censor
newspapers,
they
were
neutral,
so
they
could
write
articles
about
how
deadly
this
flu
was,
and
it
is
an
incredibly
deadly
flu.
My
students
are
sometimes
like
the
flu.
Okay,
you
get
a
shot
at
John.
You
know
when
you
go
shopping
and
get
10%
off
your
groceries.
You
don't
worry
about
it.
I
Well,
not
in
1918,
and
this
particular
variety
of
the
flu
was
enormous
ly.
Deadly
they're
well
documented
accounts
of
people
feeling
fine
in
the
morning
and
being
dead
by
nightfall
and
particularly
hit
young
adults
the
most
who
normally
have
the
strongest
immune
system,
but
it
killed
for
it
killed
multiple
times,
maybe
five
times
as
many
people
as
the
war
did
half
of
the
American
War
dead
died
of
the
flu,
including
roughly
half
of
the
thirteen
known
arlynn
tony
uns,
who
died
from
it.
I
Ironically,
it
probably
started
in
a
US
military
training
camp
in
Kansas,
jumping
from
pigs
to
soldiers
which
the
flu
doesn't
come.
Some
pigs,
two
versus
two
people
and
back
and
forth
this
one
apparently
started
in
the
pigs
there
to
feed
an
army
camp.
There
are
other
theories
where
it
came.
That's
the
one
is
the
story
and
it
seemed
to
make
the
most
sense
to
me
reading
the
evidence
and
then
got
spread
with
the
US
military
to
Europe,
where
it
spread
around
the
world.
I
Ironically,
given
that
the
Germans
did
try
an
early
form,
a
biological
warfare
in
the
US,
you
may
have
seen
the
slide.
They
were
infecting
horses
and
mules
with
glanders
and
anthrax.
They
were
shipping
to
the
Allies.
The
flu
hit
the
German
army
worse
than
the
Allied
in
American
armies,
because
they
were
short
on
food
and
were
weaker
I.
That
is
one
of
the
lesser-known
contributions
of
the
u.s.
to
victory
in
the
war
was
accidentally
bringing
the
flu
that
just
devastated
entire
German
divisions
for
months,
but
it
went
through
the
county
as
well.
I
Dc
closed
at
schools,
theaters
churches,
so
the
county.
All
the
county
schools
closed.
Remember
that
next
time
the
flu
comes
next
year.
Close
there
for
days
on
in
public
gatherings
were
a
band
one
day
in
October
1918.
They
reported
50
new
cases,
which
was
a
record
and
in
1918
54
Arlen
Toni
ins
died
from
it,
which
doesn't
sound
like
a
lot
to
erase
the
previous
year's
total
was
four,
and
the
next
year's
toll
was
11
from
the
second
wave
of
the
flu.
I
It's
very
deadly
flu,
but
it's
also
spread
and
as
part
of
that
war
effort.
Now,
when
the
war
is
over,
we
know
of
13
men
that
died.
We
don't
know
all
the
details.
A
number
died
of
the
flu,
some
never
got
out
of
the
continental
US
one
died.
Mysteriously,
we
don't
know
why
in
France,
some
died
in
training
accidents,
particularly
learning
to
be
a
pilot
that
the
training
at
almost
as
high
casualty
rate,
is
actually
running
into
a
German.
I
I
The
Distinguished
Service
Cross,
remember
correctly,
went
under
fire
in
October
1918
near
the
end
of
the
war
wanted
his
fellow
officers
had
fallen
wounded.
He
went
out
to
get
aim
and
was
killed
by
German
machine-gun
fire.
Tragically,
his
family
didn't
learn
about
till
after
the
war
was
over,
so
they
celebrated
the
end
of
the
war.
I
If
you
imagine
a
family
living
down
there,
what's
now
Lyons
Park,
he
was
Lyon
family
celebrating
their
son
would
be
coming
home
and
then
a
couple
weeks
later,
getting
that
dreaded
telegram
that
in
fact
he
had
died
some
weeks
before
their
emotions,
probably
tempered
somewhat
by
the
letter
they
got
from
the
man
he
had
tried
to
save
and
the
man
did
survive,
saying
you
know
how
brave
he
was.
He
died
trying
to
save
me.
I
So
there
was
at
least
some
consolation
in
that
the
war
ends
famously
11:00
a.m.
on
the
eleventh
day
of
November
11th
hour.
The
eleventh
day
of
the
eleventh
month,
armed
assist,
fighting
suddenly
stops
like
that.
The
last
American
casualty
dies
at
10:59
am
the
last
casualty
of
the
entire
war,
as
a
Canadian
soldier
is
killed
with
3sec
left
the
fighting
continued
literally
until
the
last
second,
the
Western
Front
falls
silent.
That
does
not
mean
Europe
became
peaceful.
I
goes
that
with
my
class.
I
Oh,
the
bloodletting
had
only
begun
in
Europe,
but
the
official
war
was
over
for
the
actual
national
armies.
The
rest
of
the
bloodletting
was
still
to
come,
but
the
Western
Front,
the
Italian
front,
the
Macedonian
front,
the
front
in
the
Middle
East
all
fall
silent
and
at
that
point
we
kind
of
started.
Trying
to
forget
the
war.
I
Every
state
and
territory
tried
to
write
an
official
history
only
like
seven
finished
it
Virginia
never
did
most
of
them
didn't
and
one
reason
why
we're
not
sure
we
say
well
thirteen.
No,
how
can
you
not
know
how
many
meant
from
your
community
died?
They
had
to
deal
with
questionnaires
they
went
around.
Do
you
know
somebody
that
died
during
the
war?
Did
one
your
comrades?
Remember
your
family,
your
brother,
your
son,
your
father,
your
next-door
neighbor,
never
came
home.
Tell
us
about
it.
I
I
In
some
cases
we
know
a
great
deal
and
some
were
not
even
sure
the
spelling
of
the
name,
but
the
war
gets
quickly
buried.
The
veterans
didn't
want
to
think
about
it.
The
continuing
unrest
in
Europe,
the
failure,
the
Versailles
Treaty
American
public
opinion
quickly
turned
to
this-
was
a
mistake.
Popular
culture
largely
forgot.
It
there's
some
movies.
We
remember
now
looking
back,
but
there's
nothing
really
to
hang
a
hook
on.
There
was
no
one
interpretation
World
War
two
is
the
good
war.
I
Studs
Terkel
had
a
famous
book
about
it
called
the
good
war
and
we
can
think
of
specific
places.
If
I
say
Midway,
you
know
anything
about
what
American
history,
you
think
June
1942
in
the
Pacific.
If
I
say
d-day,
for
you
know
where
that
is,
you
know,
I
couldn't
Stalingrad,
you
got
it
there.
No
Sutton
are
very
few
of
any
similar
things
from
World
War
one.
You
have
the
meuse-argonne,
which
most
Americans
never
heard
of.
You
know
it's
US,
Army
and
Marines
for
their
bloodiest
battles
in
the
entire
history.
I
They
don't
remember
another
and
that
if
you
look
at
the
popular
culture,
it's
all
somewhere
in
France,
it's
hard
to
tie
a
memory
and
we
couldn't
agree.
It
was
this
a
good
war,
a
bad
word
just
or
unjust
war
mistake.
What
was
it
and
the
vets
themselves?
Many
of
them
decided
they
just
didn't
want
to
remember.
If
they
get
the
question
there
and
the
mail
tell
us
about
your
service.
I
I
I
Why
did
we
do
this
and
it
starts
a
questioning
that
never
ended
when
the
u.s.
gets
into
a
war
of?
Why
are
we
doing
this?
It
started
an
argument
that
continues
on
even
for
we
get
into
World
War
two
there's
an
argument:
America
first
versus
aiding
Britain.
How
do
we
do
it
there's
more
to
it
than
the
practice
for
the
next
war?
That's
important!
There's
more
to
it.
There
is
the
sacrifice.
The
soldiers
draftees
may
have
gone.
Reluctantly
may
have
said
I'm
doing
my
duty
and
going
there
were
lots
of
volunteers.
I
I
More
than
just
a
fuzzy
image
of
a
Doughboy
in
a
trench,
so
I'm
glad
that
we
have
this
committee
I'm
glad
that
we're
having
this
event
tonight
that
were
building
memorials
that
World
War
One
is
finally
gonna,
give
memorial
downtown,
although
it's
not
in
the
National
Mall
at
least
it's
actually
a
memorial
that
we
did
ask
men
to
make
the
sacrifice
for
us
and
it's
not
fair
to
them
to
just
brush
it
off
and
say
later
we
decided.
Maybe
we
shouldn't
have
done
this,
that's
a
little
late
for
them
to
decide
that
we.
G
I
B
What
they
didn't
know
was
down
in
this
Alexandria
city.
The
people
were
diving
for
cover,
believing
that
they
were
being
attacked
by
the
Germans.
Now
that's
a
wonderful
story,
but
it's
totally
apocryphal
Charlie
Clark.
It's
he
still
hearings,
he'd
gone,
ok,
Charlie
Clark
loves
that
story.
I
talked
to
him
and
I
keep
saying
Charlie
when
they
tell
it.
Please
use
the
word
apocryphal,
but
I'm
gonna
keep
telling
him
I
love
it.
Well.
B
Let
me
also
say
that
Arlington
County
in
disenchanting,
its
name
in
becoming
Arlington
still
of
Alexandria
County,
made
a
great
decision
when
they
appointed
dr.
Allison
Finkelstein,
the
chair
of
the
World
War
one
task
force.
They
could
not
have
found
a
more
appropriate
or
capable
person,
and
here
here
here
she
is
to
share
her
thoughts
on
the
Great
War
and
what
our
task
force
World
War.
One
task
force
hopes
to
accomplish.
I
give
you
dr.
Allison,
Finkelstein,.
J
All
right,
thank
you,
Frank
for
that
very
kind
introduction
and
good
evening.
Everyone
on
behalf
of
the
Arlington
World
War
1,
commemoration,
Task
Force
I,
would
like
to
thank
you
all
for
attending
our
fundraiser
tonight.
We
truly
appreciate
your
generosity
and
your
support
of
our
mission.
A
lot
of
hard
work
went
into
putting
this
event
together,
so
I'm
the
last
speaker
of
the
night.
So
it's
a
hard
job
I've
got
to
get
you
all
reenergized
and
then
send
you
out
the
door
so
I'm
going
to
tell
you
exactly
what
I
am
talking
about.
J
I've
divided
my
brief
remarks
into
three
parts:
first,
I'm
going
to
give
you
a
brief
background
of
who
we
are
as
the
Arlington
World
War
1,
commemoration,
Task
Force
and
then
second
I'm,
going
to
explain
the
project
that
we
are
raising
money
for
tonight
and
third
I'm
going
to
discuss
why
this
project
is
so
important
for
our
community.
So
to
begin,
the
Arlington
County
Board
created
the
Arlington
World
War
1
commemoration
task
force
to
recognize
the
100th
anniversary
of
World
War
one
in
our
community.
J
Since
our
inception
of
March
of
2017,
we
have
focused
on
educating
the
county
about
the
significance
of
the
Great
War,
while
also
honoring
the
heroism
and
the
sacrifice
of
those
who
served
and
we've
been
doing
this
through
public
programs
and
commemorative
events.
Our
mission
can
best
be
described
by
three
objectives
which
have
guided
our
programming
community
engagement,
community
service
and
education
over
the
past
year.
Our
dedicated
members,
all
of
whom
are
volunteers
by
the
way,
have
organized
or
participated
in
25
events.
J
J
Last
fall,
we
organized
a
toiletry
drive
and
we
donated
over
30
pounds
of
toiletries
to
our
local
Veterans
Hospitals,
and
just
this
May,
we
sponsored
with
the
John
Lyon
VFW
Post
31
50,
a
lecture
that
focused
on
the
history
of
PTSD
and
the
world
were
one
era
and
it
actually
concluded
with
a
panel
of
veterans
who
very
honestly
shared
their
own
experiences
with
PTSD.
In
our
final
five
months,
we
have
a
robust
schedule
of
events
and
I,
encourage
you
all
to
visit
our
website
to
learn
what
those
are
and
join
us
at
them.
J
We
are
especially
excited
to
return
to
the
Arlington
County
Fair
in
August,
because
we
were
selected
to
bring
the
Virginia
World
War
one
and
World
War,
two
commemoration
commissions
profiles
of
Honor
mobile
tour
bus
with
us
to
the
fair.
This
is
basically
an
RV
that
has
a
museum
exhibit
inside
of
it
about
World
War,
one
and
World
War,
two
in
Virginia,
and
it
even
allows
people
to
come
and
bring
their
photographs
and
documents
have
them
scanned
and
included
in
the
museum.
So
that's
really
exciting.
J
We
hope
you
will
come
visit
it
and
we
are,
of
course,
gearing
up
for
the
most
significant
event
of
our
commemorative
calendar
in
partnership
with
our
local
veterans
organizations.
We
are
organizing
a
major
ceremony
to
mark
the
100th
anniversary
of
Armistice
Day
on
November
11th
held
at
the
Clarendon
War
Memorial.
This
will
be
a
very
big
and
important
local
event.
J
I
hope
to
see
all
of
you
there
so
that
we
can
fill
the
streets
of
Clarendon
and
properly
honor
those
who
served
and
sacrificed
in
World
War
one
now
that
you
know
who
we
are
as
a
task
force.
I
will
move
on
to
my
second
topic,
which
is
an
explanation
of
the
project.
We
are
raising
all
of
this
money
for
tonight
to
fulfill
the
objectives
outlined
in
our
mission.
The
task
force
proposed
and
is
now
executing
a
project
to
develop
and
install
a
series
of
informational
panels
at
the
Clarendon
War
Memorial.
J
These
panels
will
interpret
the
entire
history
of
the
memorial
and
all
of
the
wars
it
commemorates
with
a
special
focus
on
its
origins
as
a
world
war,
one
Memorial
the
panels
will
contextualize
the
memorial,
so
our
community
can
learn
about
the
complex
issues
embedded
in
its
history.
It's
important
to
note,
however,
that
these
panels
will
not
actually
go
on
to
the
Clarendon
or
Memorial,
nor
will
they
change
anything
on
the
memorial.
Rather,
they
will
be
located
in
the
park
surrounding
the
memorial
so
that
visitors
can
learn
what
this
memorial
represents.
J
The
panels
will
operate
kind
of
like
the
outdoor
wayside
panels.
You
might
have
seen
at
some
national
parks
they're
going
to
explain
this
memorial
as
a
multi-layered
site
of
memory,
a
historic
place
that
is
significant
both
for
the
service
members
it
commemorates,
but
also
for
its
own
role
in
our
own
community
and
its
history.
It
is
the
goal
of
the
task
force
to
unveil
some
of
these
panels.
At
our
Armistice
Day
ceremony
on
November
11th.
J
However,
the
county
was
not
able
to
appropriate
any
funds
for
the
all-volunteer
task
force,
so
the
entire
cost
of
this
big
project
has
to
be
met
through
fundraising
and
I'm,
proud
to
share
tonight
that
the
task
force
took
it
upon
ourselves
to
finance
this
on
our
own,
and
we
were
successfully
awarded
a
100
cities.
100
memorials
matching
grant
from
the
National
World
War
one
Centennial
Commission,
and
the
Pritzker
Military
Museum
and
Library.
J
It
was
a
real
team
effort
that
we
were
able
to
put
that
application
in
and
we're
actually
the
only
community
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Virginia
to
receive
one
of
these
grants.
So
it
really
is
a
significant
achievement,
but
to
fully
benefit
from
the
matching
component
of
this
opportunity
and
finance
the
project.
We
have
to
raise
the
remaining
funds,
and
that,
of
course,
is
why
we
are
all
here
tonight
to
raise
the
ten
to
fifteen
thousand
dollars.
J
We
need
to
complete
this
project
in
a
professional
manner
that
will
appropriately
honor
the
Arlington
ian's
that
memorializes
as
a
truly
grassroots
effort,
just
like
people
did
in
the
1920s
after
World
War
one.
We
are
raising
money
to
teach
our
residents
about
the
history
and
legacy
of
the
Clarendon
War
Memorial,
but
also
about
the
larger
story
of
Arlington's
military
heritage
through
a
local
and
a
national
perspective,
and
this
brings
me
to
my
third
and
I
promise.
My
final
point
of
the
evening,
an
explanation
of
why
this
project
is
so
very
important
to
our
community.
J
Most
of
you
have
probably
walked
by
the
Clarendon
War
Memorial
many
times.
You
may
have
noticed
that
this
stone
monument
takes
up
a
very
prominent
space
in
the
center
of
Clarendon,
large
and
formal.
It
sits
atop
a
grassy
platform
above
the
sidewalk,
with
an
eagle
perched
at
its
very
top.
You
would
think
that
it
would
be
a
very
hard
thing
to
miss,
but
in
the
midst
of
the
bustling
bars
and
the
restaurants
on
the
surrounding
streets,
people
overlook
this
memorial.
J
Every
day
too
many
people
in
intent
unintentionally
are
oblivious
to
this
memorial
and
its
meaning
actually
remains
hidden
on
the
landscape,
even
though
it's
in
Clearview
our
project
aims
to
address
this.
By
providing
the
public
with
easily
accessible
information
about
the
memorial
and
its
history,
the
panels
will
indicate
that
there
is
something
in
the
vicinity
that
people
should
stop
and
look
at
and
learn
about.
By
placing
these
markers
near
the
memorial,
we
are
creating
an
educational
space
within
this
memorial
landscape,
free
and
the
veil
to
everyone
who
wants
to
see
them.
J
These
panels
will
teach
our
community
about
the
history
of
the
county,
the
Commonwealth,
the
nation
and
perhaps
even
about
ourselves.
As
a
historian,
I
see
this
educational
mission
as
one
of
the
most
important
aspects
of
the
project,
the
panels
will
concisely,
discuss
the
history
of
each
war,
commemorated
on
it,
so
that
our
current
veterans
will
be
able
to
see
their
own
service
recognized
among
the
veterans
of
the
past.
Additionally,
the
panels
will
highlight
the
lives
of
some
of
the
individuals
who
are
commemorated
on
the
memorial,
and
this
will
personalize
it.
J
At
the
same
time,
this
memorial
is
going
to
make
sure
that
the
sacrifices
of
these
men
are
not
forgotten
in
our
community.
One
panel
is
actually
going
to
focus
solely
on
the
history
of
the
memorial
itself
and
its
origins
as
a
World
War
one
monument
and
by
outlining
the
whole
trajectory
of
its
history
and
its
development.
These
panels
will
situate
the
memorial
within
the
larger
historical
context
and
they're
actually
going
to
help
us
learn
about
the
larger
development
of
Arlington
County.
J
At
the
same
time,
by
focusing
on
historical
context
and
personal
stories,
this
installation
of
alumina
is
the
past
and
remind
our
community
that
this
memorial
is
really
a
physical
representation
of
the
men
and
women
who
support
our
military.
This
includes
all
veterans
who
served
in
peace
and
in
war.
It
includes
those
with
emotional
scars,
as
well
as
physical
wounds.
It
includes
the
women
who
volunteered
at
home
or
abroad
or
served
in
uniform,
and
it
includes
the
civilians
and
the
families
who
supported
the
Armed
Forces
and
our
veterans
long
after
the
guns
had
been
silenced.
J
I
would
like
to
finish
my
remarks
by
reading
the
last
stanza
of
a
poem
written
in
1926
buying
the
Edna
Corbitt,
a
woman
who
served
overseas
with
the
American
Red
Cross
during
World
War
one
now,
although
she
was
not
from
Arlington
I,
think
her
poems
message
can
inspire
us
as
we
carry
on
with
our
project
and
we
raised
the
money
to
funded
the
poem
titled
re
dedication
discusses
the
wars,
horrors
and
it
suggests
how
the
living
should
commemorate
the
dead.
It
concludes
with
the
following
lines.
J
Then,
while
today
we
celebrate
the
victory
to
them
denied,
let
us
our
lives
rededicate
to
keep
alive
the
faith
which
led
these
glorious
legions
of
the
dead,
as
Miss
Korbut
suggested
92
years
ago.
It
is
up
to
us
the
living
to
rededicate
this
memorial
to
keep
alive
the
memory
of
those
who
lost
their
lives
in
World,
War,
one
and
all
subsequent
conflicts.
J
I
urge
you
to
keep
her
words
in
mind
and
join
in
our
efforts
to
raise
the
funds
we
need
for
our
panels,
project
for
our
event
tonight
and
this
project
of
the
Clarendon
War
Memorial
is
really
about
the
type
of
rededication
that
Miss
Corbett
wrote
about.
We
are
here
gathered
tonight
as
a
community
to
honor
the
people
of
Arlington
who
served
our
nation
by
teaching
each
other
about
their
sacrifices
and
about
their
history.
J
What
we
are
doing
this
evening
is
about
more
than
enjoying
a
lovely
reception
with
wine
in
our
hands
and
a
smile
on
our
faces.
It
is
about
more
than
receiving
a
beautiful
challenge
coin
and
seeing
our
names
listed
on
brochures
as
a
donor,
it
is
actually
about
remembering
the
people
who
came
before
us
and
bringing
a
local
grassroots
focus
to
our
world
were
one
commemoration.
It
is
about
remembering
all
of
the
Americans
who
came
together
so
many
years
ago
to
serve
our
nation.
J
B
Thank
you,
dr.
Alison.
You
can
see
why
she's
in
charge
okay,
I'd
like
to
close
as
follows.
Just
reading
something
very
lovely
day
is
done,
go
on
the
Sun
from
the
lakes
from
the
hills
from
the
sky.
All
is
well
safely.
Rest
God
is
nigh.
Those
are
the
lyrics
to
a
lovely
and
haunting
melody
which
many
of
you
know.
We
are
very
much
honored
tonight
to
have
Jerry
Villanueva
with
his
1977
teen
bugle
sound
taps,
URI.
B
You
probably
justice,
but
yari
is
the
bugler
for
the
old
guard,
which
means
that
he's
as
good
as
it
gets
he's
the
best
there
is
and
Yuri
again.
Thank
you.
Thank
you
so
much
for
coming
tonight
and
participating
thank
all
of
you
for
coming
if
it
weren't
for
you,
we
wouldn't
be
here.
So
thank
you
for
coming
drive
safely
going
home.
A
To
the
sweetest
guy
I
know
goodbye
Piccadilly,
farewell
leister's,
it's
a
long
way
to
tipperary,
but
my
heart's
right.
There
sing
it
with
me
Pino
it
it's
a
long
way
to
tipperary
it's
a
long
way
to
go.
It's
a
long
way
to
tipperary
to
the
sweetest
guy
I
know
goodbye
Piccadilly
farewell!
I
sir
score
cuz.
It's
a
long
way
to
tipperary
and
my
heart.