The American Legion Magazine
Five months after his re-election as an “antiwar” candidate, President Woodrow Wilson plunged the United States into its first war in Europe and sent 2 million soldiers to fight it.
BY James D. Startt
The irony of the moment was unmistakable. On the evening of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson delivered one of the most famous addresses in U.S. history; he asked Congress to recognize that a state of war existed between the United States and Germany. Only five months before, he was re-elected, with many of his supporters chanting, “He kept us out of war.” Now he asked Congress to sanction entry into a war of unprecedented dimension. How did this great reversal happen?
BY James D. Startt
The irony of the moment was unmistakable. On the evening of April 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson delivered one of the most famous addresses in U.S. history; he asked Congress to recognize that a state of war existed between the United States and Germany. Only five months before, he was re-elected, with many of his supporters chanting, “He kept us out of war.” Now he asked Congress to sanction entry into a war of unprecedented dimension. How did this great reversal happen?
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National Commander Clarence E. Hill
An 18-year-old E-3 was born long after the dawn of the Internet era. She was in the fifth grade when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked U.S. jets and slammed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, igniting a war like none other before it – a war that would be fought with global positioning systems, unmanned drones and high-tech command centers, as well as pilots, sailors, medics and boots on the ground.
An 18-year-old E-3 was born long after the dawn of the Internet era. She was in the fifth grade when al-Qaeda terrorists hijacked U.S. jets and slammed them into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, igniting a war like none other before it – a war that would be fought with global positioning systems, unmanned drones and high-tech command centers, as well as pilots, sailors, medics and boots on the ground.
COVER STORY
VETERANS DAY is a time to honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Those who swore with their lives – and those who paid the ultimate price, as well – share a bond few others understand. Military service changes people. Those who see combat death look upon life differently for the rest of their years. Those who enter the service without direction typically leave with it.
VETERANS DAY is a time to honor all who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Those who swore with their lives – and those who paid the ultimate price, as well – share a bond few others understand. Military service changes people. Those who see combat death look upon life differently for the rest of their years. Those who enter the service without direction typically leave with it.
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