Separately, the lesser-known District of Columbia War Memorial (est. 1931) honors the more than 26,000 residents and citizens of the city who took part in the war. Get more local stories in your ...

Elsewhere in the city, the District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the more than 26,000 WWI soldiers who were residents of D.C. It was built in 1931. About 4.7 million Americans served in ...

While working in DC as a lawyer in 2008, Fountain co-founded the World War I Memorial Foundation. The volunteer-based group led an effort to restore the 1931 District of Columbia War Memorial, which ...

Elsewhere in the city, the District of Columbia War Memorial commemorates the more than 26,000 WWI soldiers who were residents of D.C. It was built in 1931.