The United States basically has done little, if anything, to recognize that Americans fought in World War I; 4 million fought, 114,000 of them died.
Ted Poe: “The United States basically has done little, if anything, to recognize that Americans fought in World War I; 4 million…”
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Poe highlights the lack of recognition for American soldiers in WWI.
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