Sharing stories of service and sacrifice for Veterans Day

November 11, 2018
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As a Surface Warfare Officer in the U.S. Navy, I remember spending multiple deployments out at sea, on a ship, sailing off the coast of Central and South America. The days were long, and the nights even longer, as we spent up to nine months away from friends and family. Although the deployments were sometimes dangerous, and we were away from home, we knew that it was part of the greater mission of protecting our country.

Millions of Americans throughout history have made a commitment to protect our country, and to better understand their impact and sacrifice, we’re amplifying their voices and sharing their stories. And we want you to help.

To do this, we’re partnering with

Veterans Day is also International Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I. In partnership with the National World War I Museum and Memorial in Kansas City, MO, Google Arts and Culture has digitized and uploaded hundreds of historical documents, posters, and photographs. Now you can learn more about the origins of Veterans Day through exhibits about the armistice centennial or the significance of iconic WWI posters. You can also tour the museum’s grounds and interior, and explore the Museum in virtual reality with Google Cardboard tours narrated by the Museum’s curators and a retired Colonel.

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On November 12, 1918, Nannie Howard of Kansas City wrote a letter to her brother Archie expressing the family’s happiness upon hearing news of the November 11 armistice.
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Decorated artillery shells, like this one with a perched eagle and the inscription “A.E.F. 1918,” were a popular souvenir for soldiers.
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Black and white photograph of allied soldiers outside a railroad car in which the Armistice was signed. General Maxime Weygand of France, Admiral Wemyss of Great Britain, and Marshal Foch of France.
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Certificate issued to Henery Deakopolos, recorded on certificate as enlisted on July 26, 1917 and assigned to Company F, 130th Infantry, Camp Logan, Houston, Texas.
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Black and white photograph scanned from an Eastman Lantern Slide plate. U.S. soldier with The New York World Herald newspaper. Headline: The War is Won.
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This poster served as a call for enlistment to women in the U.S. Navy, the model herself becoming a yeomen and working as an aide to the assistant secretary in charge of procuring ships.

Veterans are heroes among us, and these new efforts—across our platforms—can help to make sure that their legacy of service and sacrifice is preserved well into the future.

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