Ninety-Eight Years Ago Today: The Death of TW Culbertson, 80 Division, AEF by Connie Ruzich

October 4, 2016 by Randy
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Webmaster’s Introduction:  Connie Ruzich was the July 2016 “People of the Meuse-Argonne” feature on this website.  The primary emphasis then was on her poetry blog posts in Behind Their Lines.  She also indicated that she was working on a biography of TW Culbertson, who was a volunteer ambulance driver with the AFS and who subsequently joined the AEF.  He was killed in the Meuse-Argonne on 4 October.  Connie was one of the first to volunteer to write a blog post for “Ninety-Eight Years Ago Today” on Continue reading →

Ninety-Eight Years Ago Today: Crosses from 28 Sept. to 2 October

October 2, 2016 by Randy
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Introduction:  From 26 Sept. to 11 November the webmaster had hoped to post a daily blog entry of activities during the Meuse-Argonne Offensive.  However, the realities of work (including business trips), family, and hobby (including tour marketing and two nights of French lessons a week) is making this quite a challenge.  Therefore, the webmaster is scaling back his goals.  However, several individuals have written pieces for the webmaster AND THESE WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THEIR TARGET DATES.  Also, in the spirit of remembrance, the webmaster Continue reading →

Ninety-Eight Years Ago Today: A Look Back on Day 1 and Montfaucon

September 27, 2016 by Randy
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From 26  Sept. to 11 Nov. 2016–the 98th anniversary of the Meuse-Argonne–the webmaster plans to post a daily entry; some of which will be prepared by guest writers.  In most cases, the post will also contain a photograph of the grave of a soldier who died on that day and who is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.  During his recent battlefield tour the webmaster did a “random walk” of the cemetery; photographing individual crosses.  Readers are encouraged to provide any details on those persons via comment Continue reading →

Ninety-Eight Years Ago Today: Meuse-Argonne Offensive Begins

September 26, 2016 by Randy
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From 26  Sept. to 11 Nov. 2016–the 98th anniversary of the Meuse-Argonne–the webmaster plans to post a daily entry; some of which will be prepared by guest writers.  In most cases, the post will also contain a photograph of the grave of a soldier who died on that day and who is buried in the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery.  During his recent battlefield tour the webmaster did a “random walk” of the cemetery; photographing individual crosses. For the first entry, the author has selected a few paragraphs from Continue reading →