Commemorating the actions of those who served in World
War I took many forms in its attempt to ease the suffering
and losses inflicted by the war. The creation of memorials
served several purposes and with time, the meanings
associated with them changed, as did the purposes with
which they served. Support groups were formed to aid
those in need whose lives became radically changed by the
war, and in an effort to commemorate their service.
Without aleving the pain completely, commemoration
served to ease the tremendous burden of guilt, sorrow, and
responsibility to those whose lives were now changed
forever.
World War I memorials generally fell into three separate
categories based upon the time of their creation. The first
type of memorials were those which were created in the
years preceding 1918. These memorials scattered the
landscape and were created and developed at the
community level. The erection of commemorative
memorials to the war served as a unifying......
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