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American Heart in WWI: A Carnegie Hall Tribute
The History of the Unknown Soldier & Veterans Day
The U.S. takes no territory in WWI, only leases for nine cemeteries for the American dead. Each grave has a stone that reads, "Here rests in honored glory an American soldier known but to God." In 1921, Congress votes to create the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. John Monsky, on stage at Carnegie Hall, describes how this led to the origin of our Veterans Day.
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Experience America’s World War I story like never before in this electrifying live theatrical event.