WWI Doughboy
Spirit of the American Doughboy
Today’s Photo of the Day is a picture of the The E. M. Viquesney “Spirit of the American Doughboy” statue memorializing the soldiers who served in World War I. The plaque on the monument reads:
IN HONOR OF
THE MEN OF LINCOLN
WHO ANSWERED THEIR
COUNTRY’S CALL TO SERVICE
IN THE WORLD WAR
TO THE DEAD A TRIBUTE
TO THE LIVING A MEMORY
TO POSTERITY A TOKEN OF LOYALTY
TO THE FLAG OF THEIR COUNTRY
ERECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF LINCOLN
A. D. 1927
To all the men and women who have or are currently serving us in the military: Thanks.
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