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14 Army Hist. 1 (1990)

handle is hein.milandgov/aryhsy0014 and id is 1 raw text is: ARMY HISTORY THE PROFESSIONAL BULLETIN OF ARMY HISTORY PB V2 90-l (No t4) Wathington, D C April 1990 The United States Army Observes the Fiftieth Anniversary of World War H Robert Aitei twhat nraNe N cha! P.W S t e,- .5 : a of A A m nd Ge'l-3 1Carl L Vuono. Ary Cieo Staff.have fme a voinnissio etc commemorate the fiftieth anniversar y Vf Wor ld War I.l Ti ommiasion has a the threefld pirpose ofAN acquainting or rear- qusinting Americans with*W R W rld War 11ia the semi- rnl ct a the twentieth cenur pr viding ours ol die and Iht Army aom rmtmiy wh & clearer un derstanding and apprecit onofthehi ofW rd War I and honormgthe veterans of the Second World War. in support of this purpose, the Army World War Cnmmemorat ve Commission has developed f our jectives: to develop educational and awareness pro- grains for the soldiers and the Army commnuriy; to conduct appropriate commemorative ceremonies and other special events; to provide assistance and support. upon request, to patriotic and veterans organizations;: and to h Ip ve vlop civilian awareness, particularly in the nations [ools, of the historical significance of World War I.. There are compeltng reasonsfor the United Sta tes Army to develop World War I n historical programs, First, the Army has a justiable public education re- sponsibility-if ot a do v-to Inform wfrtie an postwar generations of the military's conirthutions during the war and of its role in preserving and protecting the nalon's cheinshed liberties and free dons, Second, by encouraging the study of World W ar II history, the Army will help America's youth acquire sorely needed geographical and hisori- tat knowledge. Accord- mng to a Life poll con- duc1ed in 1985. three of five Americans have no t memory of World War IL Finally, the commeno- r ation of the fiftieth anni- AY I `Fversay of the Second World War offers yet AR II another opportunity to educate our soldiers, their families, and Army civilians about the re- sponsibities of citizen- ship and to reaffirm the values upon which our nation and Army were founded. As the United States faces its third century in a world entering the thid millennium, our country must continue to manifest a strong sense of national purpose. This sense of purpose has manifested itself in our past during conflicis, such as the American Revolution and the Civil War, and in peacetime when the country united its efforts to place a man on the moon. The foundation of that sense of unique national purpose is based on the freedoms, ndividual rights and system of democratic government guar- anteed by the United States Constitution. The mortar that secures the foundation is an plgam of the core value demnt tsted by our orefaithers during the Amer an Revolution: duty. loyaty, honor, selfless serer, di iplte, integrity. and courage. These values became central to Amen- can thought and action for all time--and to an extraor- dinary degree during World War I.l The Department of Defense, as charged by the Consttution, continues to serve proudly as the steward of these ore values in

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