The bronze statue of a World War I doughboy soldier in River Front Park in Harrisburg, Pa., called 'Lest We Forget,' was dedicated 100 years ago today, on Veterans Day 1922.
Today, Veterans Day 2022, an honored World War I statue in Harrisburg, Pa., turns 100 years old.
The statue was created by famed Rhode Island sculptor John G. Hardy, who became known for his other WWI doughboy statues. Almost five million Americans served in WWI, 297,000 of them Pennsylvanians. In the 17 months that America was involved in the war 53,000 were killed in action, over 10,000 from Pennsylvania.
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