The eleventh day of the eleventh month, now celebrated as Veterans Days, was originally known as Armistice Day and marked the end of what was known as the Great War, 88 years ago this week.More than 4 million Americans served in the war; only fourteen were alive when Will Everett traveled across the country to interview these men and tell their stories. In this piece from All Things Considered (11/10/2006 - 8:18), we hear about and from these last veterans of the war meant to end all wars.
Musings
- The trench warfare of the time is consider red some of the most horrific conditions ever faced by soldiers. You can read a brief overview at Wikipedia.
- The web site for the WWI Living History Project has the full story of these men. One wonders just how much or how little has changed for U.S. soldiers in the near-century between WWI and the current war in Iraq.
