April 6, 2017 - Second Event
San Francisco Marines' Memorial Commemoration

Commandant’s Room of the Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel, San Francisco, California

By Sal Campagno & Bill Betten, Co-Directors of the California WW1 Centennial Task Force

WW1 Historical Association President Sal Compano addresses audience on April 6, 2017, in San FranciscoIn San Francisco, at 6:00 p.m. on the evening of April 6th, members of the California World War One Centennial Task Force and the World War One Historical Association joined efforts with the San Francisco Marines’ Memorial Association at the Commandant’s Room of the Marines’ Memorial Club and Hotel to host an event recalling the U.S. entry into WW1, and commemorate the sacrifices made for liberty and freedom.

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 California Remembers - The U.S. Enters the Great War

On April 6, 2017, across the state, Californians remembered the U.S. entry into World War 1 with three significant events. Two were held in Southern California, and one in the northern half of the state.

April 6, 2017 - First Event
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commemoration

Exposition Park, Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, Los Angeles, California

By Bill Betten, Co-Director of the California WW1 Centennial Task Force

At what is surely California's largest WW1 memorial, the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, dignitaries, celebrities, re-enactors, and the common patriot attended a well-prepared commemoration that included a formal color guard, speakers, poetic readings, and dramatizations. The event, organized by Courtland Jindra, one of the California World War One Centennial Task Force Co-Directors, and the Memorial Coliseum, was a superb example of preparation.

Read more: April 6, 2017 Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Event

April 6, 2017 - Third Event
Claremont University Commemoration

Claremont McKenna College Campus, Claremont, California

By Bill Betten, Co-Director of the California WW1 Centennial Task Force

Historians, Authors, and Musical Specialists Commemorate the Centennial as Local Dignitaries Present Proclamations

On the campus of the Claremont UniversityArise Joy Ringers handbell choir in Claremont, California, on the evening of April 6, 2017 members of the California World War One Centennial Task Force joined efforts with Lieutenant Colonel Evan Wollen, Professor of Military Science of the Claremont McKenna College ROTC Golden Lions Battalion, to host an evening event recalling the U.S. entry into WW1 at the Roberts Pavilion Sports Arena on the Claremont McKenna College campus.

The evening of commemorating and honoring the American sacrifices made in the war effort, while educating those who attended the event, includedWW1 re-enactor Damian Stellabott guest speakers expert on the topic, re-enactors, exceptional live music performances, recent authors of books on WW1, a dramatic historiographic presentation, presentations of proclamations from local officials, and an impressive display of memorabilia and photos from the war.

VFW Post 12034 La Verne Band of Brothers Color Guard Local dignitaries, authors, and historians were present to commemorate the United States entry into World War One. To open the event, Arise Joy Ringers handbell choir processed into positions playing The American March followed by the Band of Brothers Color Guard VFW POST 12034 of La Verne, CA., who presented the colors.

Read more: April 6, 2017 Claremont University Commemoration Event

April 22, 2017 - Covina Heritage House Commemoration

Covina Heritage House, 300 N. Valencia Place, City of Covina, California

The Covina Heritage House

The Covina Heritage House

World War 1 Commemoration and Fundraiser

April 22, 2017 Covina Heritage House & Color GuardTo match the "outsized response by the citizens of Covina and environs, representing but a small agricultural community" during World War One, the citizens of Covina and the San Gabriel Valley made an extraordinary effort to commemorate and show support of the California WW1 Centennial Task Force in their Covina Heritage House World War 1 Commemoration and Fundraiser. On Saturday, April 22, 2017, from 1:00 until 5:00 p.m. at the Heritage House, on the west side of Covina Park, the Covina Valley Historical Society presented a comprehensive program exploring the decade of 1910 through 1919 and America’s ultimate participation in World War I. The activities provided visitors both a broad perspective of the war by investigating the battlefields in Europe, and the roll of men and women in the conflict, as well as an examination of the U.S. preparation. The California WW1 Centennial Task Force had also been invited to set up a booth to inform all of the plans and events of the U.S. WW1 Centennial Commission as well as efforts of the Task Force here in California.

Read more: April 22, 2017 - Covina Heritage House

May 10, 2017 - California Office of Historical Preservation

State Board Of Commissioners Meeting, Pasadena City Hall, Pasadena, California

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Proclamation presented in Pasadena to the California WW1 Centennial Task Force