WWI Centennial

Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum
April 6, 2017
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Red Cross postcard of soldiers
Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum

American Red Cross photo postcard with soldiers sending mail

Military service personnel deployed to the front lines sent over 15 million letters home during just the first year after the United States entered World War I.

Courtesy Smithsonian’s National Postal Museum