The National Salute 2024

To ensure consistency and respect of the proper sounding of Taps and Last Post, we are providing the following music and sound clips for your use and reference:

As part of this years ceremony, we are recognizing the efforts of the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission and The Pritzker Military Museum and the 100 “WW1 Centennial Memorials project.

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The 100 Cities/100 Memorials program was created to help draw attention to WWI memorials across the United States, and enables all of America to take part in the WWI centennial commemoration. Many of these WWI memorials have deteriorated due to the ravages of time, exposure to the elements, neglect and even vandalism.

A full list of WW1 Memorials are listed below

For more information on the 100 Cities/100 Memorials program: https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/100-cities-100-memorials-home.html

 

The 100 “World War I Centennial Memorials”

Name of Memorial	Organization /Team	City	State
101 Memorial	Colbert Landmarks Foundation teamed with citizen ad-hoc Steering Committee	Sheffield	AL
1918 Fort Caswell Rifle Range Memorial	Friends of Fort Caswell Rifle Range, Inc.	Caswell Beach	NC
Albert Harry Bode Gravesite	Sierra Amador Chapter NSDAR	Jackson	CA
American Legion Post 911 WWI Memorial	American Legion Post 911	Shanksville	PA
Baldwin (NY) World War I Memorial	Baldwin Post # 246 of the American Legion – Memorial Committee	Baldwin	NY
Berkeley World War I Commemorative Plaques	Berkeley Historical Plaque Project	Berkeley	CA
Brown County Texas WWI Memorial	Central Texas Veterans Memorial, Inc	Brownwood	TX
Buffalo Soldier WWI Memorial	Buffalo Soldier Museum WWI Memorial Team	Houston	TX
Caddo County Veterans Memorial	Caddo County Veterans Memorial Committee and American Legion Post 24	Anadarko	OK
Carmel-by-the-Sea World War I Memorial Arch	American Legion Post 512	Carmel-by-the-Sea	CA
Chinese Americans War Memorial	VFW Post 4618 & American Legion, Cathay Post #384 & SF Recreation & Parks Department	San Francisco	CA
Clarendon War Memorial	Arlington County, VA Government	Arlington	VA
Col. Frank Duffy Memorial Bridge and Park	City of Scranton	Scranton	PA
Dell Rapids Veterans Memorial Park	American legion Post #65	Dell Rapids	S.D.
Doughboy Statue	Doughboy Statue	Morton Grove	IL
Dover Patrol	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Brooklyn	NY
Emile Ladnier WW I Memorial	American Legion Post 42 Ocean Springs, MS.	Ocean Springs	MS
Fort Towson World War I Memorial	Cecil Evan Hopson Memorial Team	Fort Towson	OK
Ft. George G. Meade WWI Memorial	Descendants & Friends of the 314th Infantry A.E.F.	Ft. Meade	MD
Godfrey Triangle WWI Monument	Indian Orchard Citizens Council	Springfield	MA
Gosman Memorial	American Legion Post #20	Dillon	MT
Governors Island World War One Memorials	Kevin C. Fitzpatrick	Brooklyn	NY
Guthrie Park Gold Star Memorial	American Legion Post #0488	Riverside	IL
Harvard World War I Monument	War Monument Restoration Committee	Harvard	MA
Highbridge War Memorial Doughboy Plaque Replication	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Bronx	NY
Hudson WWI Memorial	Hudson WWI Memorial Centennial Committee	Hudson	OH
Jacob Cousins Memorial Renovation Project	Friends of the Eastern Promenade	Portland	ME
Kingsbridge War Memorial Bell Tower	City of New York, NYC Parks, Art & Antiquities	Bronx	NY
Lackawanna County World War I Memorial	Rotary Club of Dunmore	Dunmore	PA
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum Commission	Los Angeles	CA
Lynbrook Doughboy Memorial	Inc. Village of Lynbrook, New York	Lynbrook	NY
Memorial Belltower	NC State Memorial Belltower	Raleigh	NC
Memorial Grove	Allen County Council Of Veteran Organizations	Fort Wayne	IN
Memorial Grove at Green Hill Park	Green Hill Park Coalition	Worcester	MA
Memorial Park	Stewards of Memorial Park	Mobile	AL
Memorial Tablet at Victory Memorial Grove	Los Angeles – Eschscholtzia Daughters of the American Revolution, American Legion Post 43, Disney Salutes, LA City Council District 10, City of LA Dept. of Recr. and Parks and more…	Los Angeles	CA
Miantonomi Memorial Park Tower	Miantonomi Memorial Plaques Restoration Team	Newport	RI
Monument to WWI U.S. Airmen	League of World War I Aviation Historians	Wright Patterson Air Force Base	OH
Mount Greylock Veterans War Memorial Tower	Massachusetts Department of Conservation and Recreation	Adams	MA
Muskogee Doughboy	Muskogee Doughboy Project	Muskogee	OK
National World War I Memorial at Pershing Park	U.S. Foundation for the Commemoration of the World Wars	Washington	DC
Ninth Ward Victory Arch	Monumental Task Committee, Inc.	New Orleans	LA
Nitro War Museum	The Nitro Branding Committee	Nitro	WV
Oradell World War One Memorial	Oradell Department of Public Works	Oradell	NJ
Over the Top to Victory Doughboy Statue	Missoula County, The American Legion Post #27, Western MT Military Officer’s Association	Missoula	MT
Patton and the US Tank Corps	Patton Battalion – USABOT	Fort Knox	KY
Pierson World War I Monument	Harrison F. Pedersen Post 291, The American Legion	Pierson	IA
Polk County Gold Star Memorial	Iowa World War I Centennial Committee	Des Moines	IA
Rock of the Marne	The BC Rocks of the Marne	Burlington	NJ
Rutherford World War I Monument	Borough of Rutherford	Rutherford	NJ
Santa Monica Memorial Open Air Theater	Sons of the American Legion Squadron 283, Pacific Palisades, CA	Santa Monica	CA
Sgt. Alvin C. York Grave	Sgt. York Grave Project	Pall Mall	TN
Soldier and Sailors Monument “All Wars”	Greater Cape May Historical Society	Cape May	NJ
Soldier Field	City of Chicago	Chicago	IL
Soldier’s Memorial	Hampshire County Historical Landmarks and Preservation Committee	Romney	WV
Soldiers and Sailors Memorial	Friends of Wilmington Parks, Inc	Dover	DE
Soldiers Memorial Military Museum	Missouri Historical Society, City of St. Louis	St. Louis	MO
Solomon War/Veterans Memorial	Solomon Booster Club	Solomon	KS
Spirit of the American Doughboy	Sculpture Valley	Appleton	WI
Springdale Veterans Memorial Field	VFW Post#1437 Springdale, PA	Springdale	PA
St Anthony’s Doughboy	City of St Anthony	St. Anthony	ID
Tennessee War Memorial Building	Tennessee State Museum	Nashville	TN
The Doughboy	HOPE Initiative, LLC	New Castle	IN
The Grove of Remembrance	Friends of the Grove (FOG)	Baltimore	MD
The James Bethel Gresham Arboretum	Evansville Cemeteries	Evansville	IN
The Memorial Trees at Beach Park	The Historic Borough of Keyport, New Jersey	Keyport	NJ
The Men of Springfield	The Township of Springfield Department of Public Works	Springfield	NJ
The Spirit of the American Doughboy	Village of Swanton	Swanton	OH
The Survivor’ WWI War Monument	WWI Monument Restoration Team, Beaverton, Michigan	Beaverton	MI
Trafford World War I Memorial	Trafford Veterans Memorial Renovation Committee	Trafford	PA
Tuscania Memorial	Sauk County Historical Society	Baraboo	WI
USS Tampa Memorial Window	USS Tampa 100 Committee	Tampa	FL
Victory Eagle WWI Memorial	Kansas University Endowment Association	Lawrence	KS
Victory Monument Memorial	Friends of the 370th INF Regiment	Chicago	IL
War Memorial Natatorium	Hawaii WWI Centennial Task Force	Honolulu	HI
War Memorial Veterans Building and Opera House	City of San Francisco	San Francisco	CA
Wellesley Memorial Grove	Wellesley Memorial Grove team (21 organization)	Wellesley Hills	MA
Winnetka Village Cenotaph	New Trier Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4831	Winnetka	IL
Women of Iowa WWI Memorial	Iowa World War I Centennial Committee	Des Moine	IA
World War 1 Memorial	Village of Ridgewood	Ridgewood	NJ
World War 1 Veterans Memorial Park	Paul Garett American Legion Post 121	Granite	OK
World War I	VFW, Pacific Post 968	Raymond	WA
World War I Doughboy Memorial	Althenthal-Joerns American Legion Post 158	Jackson	MO
World War I Memeorial Hall	Flaxton Memorial Hall Preservation Committee	Flaxton	ND
World War I Memorial	Louis J. Ferris, President Korean War Veteran’s Association	La Crosse	WI
World War I Memorial Fountain	World War I Memorial Fountain Restoration Committee	Jackson	TN
World War I Memorial Spiritualized Life	Memorial Park Association	Jacksonville	FL
World War I Monument	Borough of Danville	Danville	PA
World War I Monument	Jenkintown Borough	Jenkintown	PA
World War I Veterans Memorial	Arizona Statewide World War I Memorial Restoration Team	Phoenix	AZ
World War Memorial Building	North Dakota World War One Centennial Committee	Bismarck	ND
World War One Memorial, Veterans Plaza	Veterans Recognition Foundation	Longview	TX
WW1 Veterans	Lincoln Cemetary WW1 Memorial Stone	Alsip	IL
WW1 Veterans Memorial	Clinton Historic Preservation Commission	Clinton	IA
WWI Centennial Room at American Legion Post 72	Bob Chappelle, Bill Payne, Lisa Polay and the community of Saugerties	Saugerties	NY
WWI doughboy monument	Weber County Historical & American Legion Post 9 Ogden Utah	Ogden	UT
WWI Doughboy n Veterans’ Park	Needs and Goals (NAG) of Elkhart	Elkhart	IL
WWI Obelisk	Wheaton Park District	Wheaton	IL
WWI Seaton/Trenatz Doughboy Statue	Glen Carbon Heritage Museum Commission	Glen Carbon	IL
Yuma Armed Forces Park	City of Yuma and Yuma County Chamber of Commerce	Yuma	AZ

Taps can also be part of The American People’s National Salute which consists of three parts:

OPENING: 21 Count Honors (five second interval between counts) — by all available means — gun salute (land and sea), church bells, rifle salute, police and fire dept. sirens, etc. This calling to “Attention” of the freedom loving people of the World for purposes of rendering the highest honors to those American’s who have paid the ultimate price for freedom.

RECOGNITION: Great Silence – for two minutes, the first minute for those who have already sacrificed and the second minute for those who will sacrifice in the future with their lives for the American way of life.

ENDING: Taps – The sounding of Taps Across America.

Location information: Where ever you would like to sound Taps.