That Noise You Heard Overhead Was Part Of A Planned Memorial Ceremony

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APR 16, 11:31 AM

That Noise You Heard Overhead Was Part Of A Planned Memorial Ceremony

Margaret Barthel https://twitter.com/margaretbarthel

You may have looked up at the sky a few minutes ago and thought: Okay, that one wasn’t a helicopter.

And you were right. The loud sound heard overhead around D.C. shortly after 11 a.m. was a flyover from some fighter jets, part of the dedication of the new National World War I Memorial in D.C.

TOMORROW, Fri. April 16, 10am EDT / 7am PDT TUNE IN: https://t.co/2SGwNUk1gw for historic FLYOVER by 94th Fighter Squadron as they salute all who served in #WW1 & new National #WWI Memorial DC. AKA 94th Aero Squadron, was most victorious air warfare unit of #WWI. pic.twitter.com/O2BRSCXGMy

— WW1 Centennial – Doughboy Foundation (@WW1CC) April 15, 2021

The jets were part of a live broadcast ceremony meant to commemorate the sacrifices of the “4.7 million Americans [who] sent their sons and daughters off to fight a war that would change the world,” according to a press release from the World War I Centennial Commission. Besides the flyover, officials also unveiled an American flag first flown in D.C. on April 6, 2017, the centennial of the United States’ entrance into World War I. Since then, the flag has been on tour, flying over American battlefield cemeteries in Europe. It will now be a permanent fixture at the World War I memorial on the National Mall.

The flyover was close to the White House, where the daily press briefing was, for once, drowned out.

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[EYESORE 9001]

1. Was there a previous national monument to WW I veterans?

I visited Washington DC for the first time recently, and I recall seeing a small monument to residents of Washington DC who served in that conflict. If there was a memorial for all veterans, I don’t remember seeing it.

[happybird]

3. There is one from the 1930's

I’ve always thought it would be a pretty place for a wedding.

[EYESORE 9001]

5. That's the one I saw

I was given to understand that it was a memorial to WW I veterans from Washington DC only - not the entire nation.

[IronLionZion]

2. They should have used WW1 planes

those raptors were loud

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. There's now a WWI monument in DC?

Kansas City, MO, has had one since 1921. It's quite amazing. I recommend to any and all who can get there.