National World War I Memorial unveiled in DC

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A new memorial honoring the 4.7 million people who served in World War I was introduced on Friday in Washington, D.C.

The World War I Centennial Commission, with help from service members representing each branch of the military, presented the National World War I Memorial in a first colors ceremony in Pershing Park. Most of the ceremony, which was livestreamed, was prerecorded.

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