American Legion War Memorial Commission

Remembered Light: The McDonald WWII Peace Windows

by American Legion War Memorial CommissionGallery, Memorial To All Who Served, San Francisco, Veterans Building Activities/Events, Veterans Organizations, War Memorial Commission, What's Happening August 23, 2022February 22, 2023No Comments

Remembered Light — The McDonald WindowsAugust 28-November 20Wednesdays-Sundays, 1-6pmVeterans Gallery SF401 Van Ness Ave. Ste 102 San Francisco, CA 94102Contact: Interfaith Presidio interfaithpresidio.org/ “…Chaplain McDonald’s family commissioned 13 artists to create what are now known as the “McDonald Windows”, a collection of stained glass windows and other glass art pieces, representing a universal hope for peace. In 1999, …

World War One History In The Veterans Building

by American Legion War Memorial Commission1914: War Begins in Europe, 1915-1916 Swaying American Opinion, 1917 American Enters The War, 1917-1918: America Funds Its War, 1918: Armistice Ends World War, American Women In The War, Gallery, Industrial Scale Slaughter, Memorial To All Who Served, World War One May 28, 2018June 9, 2018One Comment

The Great War Revealed In San Francisco: 100 Years of Disruption From May’s Memorial Day weekend May 26-28 through the end of 2018, a unique and remarkable display consisting of eight 8-foot square banners can be viewed in the lobby outside of the Herbst Theatre and American Legion Veterans Hall in the War Memorial Veterans …