Location:
WASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES
Post Date:
Nov 9, 2017 2:02 PM
TAG ID:
upiphotostwo563382
(RM)
Credit:
KEVIN DIETSCH/UPI/Newscom
Format:
3500 x 2165 Color JPEG
Photographer:
KEVIN DIETSCH
Keywords:
News, Memorial, World War I Memorial, National Parks, WWI 100 Ye
Release Status:
No Model Release, No Property Release
Caption:
Dignitaries, including D.C. Mayor Murial Bowser (2nd-L), Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin (center left), and Chief of Staff of the Army Gen. Mark A. Milley (center right), participate in the ceremonial ground breaking for the WWI Memorial in Washington, D.C. on November 9, 2017. The memorial, which was designed by 25-year-old architect Joseph Weishaar, will be built and incorporated into the existing Pershing Park, named for Gen. John Pershing, overall commander of the American forces during World War I. Photo by Kevin Dietsch/UPI