{"id":7745,"date":"2017-11-01T18:57:16","date_gmt":"2017-11-01T18:57:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2017\/11\/01\/veterans-month-veterans-of-world-war-i\/"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:33:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T17:33:40","slug":"veterans-month-veterans-of-world-war-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/gallery\/2017\/11\/01\/veterans-month-veterans-of-world-war-i\/","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Month: Veterans of World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow aligncenter\" data-effect=\"slide\"><div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_container swiper\"><ul class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_swiper-wrapper swiper-wrapper\"><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3790\" height=\"2977\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15796\" data-id=\"15796\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg 3790w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg?resize=768,603 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,804 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1207 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery01.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1609 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3790px) 100vw, 3790px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">15th August 1917:  A little girl has her hand shaken by an American soldier as his troop parade through the streets of London.  (Photo by A. R. Coster\/Topical Press Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3089\" height=\"2102\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15807\" data-id=\"15807\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg 3089w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg?resize=300,204 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg?resize=768,523 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,697 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1045 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery02.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1394 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3089px) 100vw, 3089px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American cavalry standing upright on horses during training for their part in the First World War.   (Photo by Topical Press Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2967\" height=\"2179\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15813\" data-id=\"15813\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg 2967w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg?resize=768,564 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,752 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1128 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery03.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1504 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2967px) 100vw, 2967px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">circa 1917:  American General John &#8220;Black Jack&#8221; Pershing inspects U.S. troops. (Photo by Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2339\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15827\" data-id=\"15827\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg?resize=300,234 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg?resize=768,599 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,798 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1198 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery04.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1597 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American troops carrying guns climb over a sandbag revetment in France during World War I in 1918. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1659\" height=\"2176\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15844\" data-id=\"15844\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg 1659w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg?resize=229,300 229w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1007 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg?resize=781,1024 781w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg?resize=1171,1536 1171w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery10.JPG.jpg?resize=1561,2048 1561w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1659px) 100vw, 1659px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. Artilleryman in doorway of his bombproof shelter in France, utilizes a few peaceful moments in writing to the folks at home on March 7, 1918. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2213\" height=\"2995\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15858\" data-id=\"15858\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg 2213w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg?resize=222,300 222w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1039 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg?resize=757,1024 757w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg?resize=1135,1536 1135w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery05.JPG.jpg?resize=1513,2048 1513w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2213px) 100vw, 2213px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A suit of heavy metal-plated body armor used by the Americans in France in 1917.  (Photo by Central Press\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1834\" height=\"1781\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15876\" data-id=\"15876\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg 1834w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg?resize=300,291 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg?resize=768,746 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,994 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery09.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1492 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1834px) 100vw, 1834px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two United States soldiers run past the remains of two German soldiers toward a bunker. Note that this may well be a staged propaganda image. (National Archives)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4855\" height=\"3612\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15885\" data-id=\"15885\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg 4855w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg?resize=768,571 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,762 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1143 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery14.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1524 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4855px) 100vw, 4855px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An American airman sending off a carrier pigeon, circa 1917. (Photo by Topical Press Agency\/Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2812\" height=\"2220\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15897\" data-id=\"15897\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg 2812w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg?resize=300,237 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg?resize=768,606 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,808 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1213 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery11.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1617 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2812px) 100vw, 2812px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Two sailors in the crow&#8217;s nest on board the American Battleship USS Kentucky.  (Photo by Topical Press Agency\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1744\" height=\"2933\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15906\" data-id=\"15906\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg 1744w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg?resize=178,300 178w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1292 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg?resize=609,1024 609w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg?resize=913,1536 913w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery08.JPG.jpg?resize=1218,2048 1218w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1744px) 100vw, 1744px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">A member of 5th Marine Regiment fires an anti-aircraft gun in Menaucourt, France, in 1918. exact date is unknown. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4221\" height=\"3187\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15917\" data-id=\"15917\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg 4221w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg?resize=300,227 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg?resize=768,580 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,773 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1160 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery15.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1546 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4221px) 100vw, 4221px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US sailors aboard the USS Colorado, a Colorado-class battleship, during World War One, Portsmouth, Great Britain, circa 1914-1918. (Photo by Keystone\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4950\" height=\"3626\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15928\" data-id=\"15928\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg 4950w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg?resize=300,220 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg?resize=768,563 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,750 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1125 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery16.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1500 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 4950px) 100vw, 4950px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">The USS Saratoga formerley the USS New York (ACR-2) an Armoured cruiser of the United States Navy at anchor  circa 1917 at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington, United States.  (Photo by Paul Thompson\/FPG\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2980\" height=\"2175\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15935\" data-id=\"15935\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg 2980w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg?resize=300,219 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg?resize=768,561 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,747 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1121 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery07.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1495 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2980px) 100vw, 2980px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">U.S. soldiers wearing different styles of gas masks used by Allied and German forces during the First World War.  (Photo by Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1474\" height=\"934\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15946\" data-id=\"15946\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery12.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery12.JPG.jpg 1474w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery12.JPG.jpg?resize=300,190 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery12.JPG.jpg?resize=768,487 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery12.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,649 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1474px) 100vw, 1474px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">An American doughboy from the First Division throws a hand grenade in battle during World War I along the Western Front in France on March 15, 1918. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2989\" height=\"2410\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15953\" data-id=\"15953\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg 2989w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg?resize=300,242 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg?resize=768,619 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,826 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1238 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery18.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1651 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2989px) 100vw, 2989px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">US Army 37-mm gun crew manning their weapon on September 26, 1918 during the World War I Meuse-Argonne (Maas-Argonne) Allied offensive, France. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2913\" height=\"2162\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15958\" data-id=\"15958\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg 2913w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg?resize=768,570 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,760 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1140 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery13.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1520 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2913px) 100vw, 2913px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">circa 1917:  Members of the American Signal Corps carry a wounded comrade.  (Photo by Hulton Archive\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3542\" height=\"2718\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15962\" data-id=\"15962\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg 3542w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg?resize=300,230 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg?resize=768,589 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,786 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1179 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery17.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1572 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3542px) 100vw, 3542px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">America&#8217;s top World War I air-ace Eddie Rickenbacker in the cockpit of his French-built SPAD 13. Rickenbacker survived the war with 26 &#8216;kills&#8217;.   (Photo by Sgt Gideon J Eikleberry\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3708\" height=\"2441\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15969\" data-id=\"15969\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg 3708w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg?resize=300,197 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg?resize=768,506 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,674 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1011 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery06.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1348 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3708px) 100vw, 3708px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American soldiers of Battery C, 6th Field Artillery, firing their field gun surrounded by empty shell cases on the Lorraine front, Beaumont, France.   (Photo by Sgt J A Marshall\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2263\" height=\"3000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15976\" data-id=\"15976\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg 2263w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg?resize=226,300 226w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg?resize=768,1018 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg?resize=772,1024 772w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg?resize=1159,1536 1159w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery19.JPG.jpg?resize=1545,2048 1545w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2263px) 100vw, 2263px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">This picture, made at the close of World War I, shows allied officials dismounting from the railway car where they dictated the terms of the Armistice, Nov. 11, 1918. Gen. Maxime Weygand is second from left, Marshal Foch fourth from left. In this same car in Compiegne forest, Adolf Hitler handed France his armistice terms on June 21, 1940. (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2233\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15977\" data-id=\"15977\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg 3000w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg?resize=300,223 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg?resize=768,572 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,762 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1143 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery20.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1524 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3000px) 100vw, 3000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">American troops cheer after hearing the news that the Armistice has been signed, ending World War I in Nov. 1918.  They are located on the front northeast of St. Mihiel, France.  Similar celebrations took place all along the line where the Americans were engaged in an offensive. (AP photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2800\" height=\"2220\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15981\" data-id=\"15981\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg 2800w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg?resize=300,238 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg?resize=768,609 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,812 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1218 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery21.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1624 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2800px) 100vw, 2800px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">New York troops in Corbie, France, celebrate the signing of the Armistice Treaty, Nov. 11, 1918.  (AP Photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_slide swiper-slide\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2768\" height=\"2178\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_image wp-image-15986\" data-id=\"15986\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg 2768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg?resize=300,236 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg?resize=768,604 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg?resize=1024,806 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg?resize=1536,1209 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Vet-Month-WWI-gallery22.JPG.jpg?resize=2048,1611 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2768px) 100vw, 2768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-block-jetpack-slideshow_caption gallery-caption\">Peace celebrations in the USA after the signing of the Armistice Treaty, Nov. 11, 1918.  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Celebrations of Armistice Day grew into celebration of all veterans, becoming &#8220;Veterans Day&#8221; in 1954.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"single-post-gallery","format":"gallery","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":21,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"coauthors":[1817],"class_list":["post-7745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-gallery","hentry","category-gallery","post_format-post-format-gallery"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"AE65QEBNXNDZ7HX7O2UNT7WJXA","arc_canonical_url":"\/gallery\/2017\/11\/01\/veterans-month-veterans-of-world-war-i\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Veterans Month: Veterans of World War I - Marine Corps Times<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The United States deployed nearly five million service members during World War I, with loses topping 110,000. 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