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Washington, D.C.'s National World War I Memorial honors the service of United States Armed Forces members in the First World War at Pershing Park, a site long tied to remembrance through John J. Pershing. The block held 19th-century buildings until federal clearance around 1930, became Pershing Square in 1957, and after years of stalled plans was developed as Pershing Park from 1979 to 1981. Decades later, a national memorial for World War I service was finally authorized in 2015, redesigned through a lengthy approval process, and opened on April 16, 2021. Completed in 2024 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2025, it now serves as both civic space and the nation’s principal place in Washington for reflection on American World War I service.
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