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WWI Centennial: Honoring a Legacy of Bravery and Sacrifice
October 10, 2018 — U.S. and French service members and civilians joined together throughout northern France in late September to honor the bravery and sacrifices of the American Expeditionary Forces who liberated the area a century ago... MORE

WWI Centennial Commemoration at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery

America's Army Reserve - Yesterday and Today
September 4, 2018 — For nearly three years, American president Woodrow Wilson tried to keep the United States out of World War I. He steadfastly refused pressure from all sides to join the European conflict, even though there were repeated instances of German aggression that singularly, and cumulatively, could have brought the Doughboys into battle far sooner than the summer of 1918... MORE

New York City draftee Soldiers made history as the Lost Battalion in October 1918
August 30, 2018 — One of World War I’s most heroic battlefield story features a bookish lawyer, a millionaire who charged up San Juan Hill with Teddy Roosevelt, a carrier pigeon that’s now in the Smithsonian, and draftee Soldiers from New York City who served in the 77th Division... MORE

Why World War I matters
August 15, 2018 — There are 13,484 reasons World War I matters to today’s Army Reserve Soldier. That is the number of Americans killed in action “Over There,” along with another 52,721 who were wounded in the fight. And these numbers reflect only those Soldiers serving in National Army divisions, the forerunner of today’s Army Reserve, not the regular Army or the National Guard. National Army units suffered 26 percent of all American casualties during the war... MORE

WWI move of 77th Division of New York draftees, was not so secret in April 1918
August 6, 2018 — The move from Camp Upton, Long Island, to France was supposed to be secret, but when the U.S. Army's 77th Division left in March and April 1918, everybody in New York City-- the hometown for most of the 23,000 men-- seemed to know about it... MORE

Army Reserve Units March in NYC Veterans Day Parade
November 11, 2017 — Braving cold temperatures and blustery winds, Soldiers of the 80th Training Command and 77th Sustainment Brigade represented the Army Reserve at the New York City Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11, 2017. This parade marked a perfect opportunity for these units to celebrate their 100th anniversaries and the World War I centennial... MORE

Soldiers of the 3rd Brigade Civil Affairs/Military Information Special Operations, 102nd Training Division, 80th Training Command, prepare to carry the 80th's colors at the New York City Veterans Day parade Nov. 11, 2017.

88th Regional Support Command Celebrates a Century of Serving
October 20, 2017 — The 88th Regional Support Command, a U.S. Army Reserve unit that traces its lineage to the 88th Infantry Division, celebrated the 100th anniversary of its founding on August 19, 2017. The unit stood up 100 years ago at Camp Dodge, Iowa, and saw action in World War I in the Alsace and Meuse-Argonne Campaigns... MORE

The 80th Training Command: Celebrating a centennial legacy
September 16, 2017 — Transitioning from the 80th Infantry Division to the 80th Airborne Division to the 80th Division (Institutional Training), the 80th Training Command (The Army School System) commemorates its 100th anniversary in 2017. Evolving in more than just its name, the 80th TC continues to be a lethal, capable and combat ready Army Reserve unit that stands on the foundation of 100 years of dedication and service, starting with World War I... MORE

Burt Marsh, a World War II Veteran assigned to Company M, 319th Infantry Regiment, 80th Infantry Division, was one of five WWII Veterans that attended the 80th Training Command (TASS) and the 80th Division Veterans Association centennial anniversary dinner in Richmond, Va., September 16, 2017. He was drafted into the Amy in 1944. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Emily D. Anderson, 80th Training Command)

88th Regional Support Command celebrates 100 years
August 22, 2017 — The 88th RSC was first stood up during World War I as part of the National Army. Then named, the 88th Division was constituted on Aug. 5, 1917 and organized at Camp Dodge, Iowa on Aug. 25, 1917. Less than a year later, the 88th Division deployed to France from July 1918 to September 1918. From there the division participated in the Alsace Campaign and received their first streamer. The division returned home to Camp Dodge and was demobilized on June 10, 1919 and reconstituted in the Organized Reserve on June 24, 1921. The 88th Division remained there until 1942... MORE

The ground rumbled, the glass shook, and the air became thick with smoke as cannons fired a 21-gun salute to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 88th Regional Support Command, here, at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin.

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