Dedication of the Return from the Argonne: November 11, 2021
The dedication of the Return from the Argonne memorial occurred on November 11, 2021 at 11:00am at Union Station, 300 Water Street in Montgomery, Alabama.
The sculpture is a gift to the city of Montgomery from the Croix Rouge Farm Memorial Foundation through the generosity of Nimrod T. Frazer whose father (William J. Frazer, 167th Infantry Regiment, 42nd “Rainbow” Division) fought in the Argonne under the orders of Douglas MacArthur. This statue of a dead soldier returning from the Argonne memorializes Alabamians who fought in the Meuse-Argonne campaign as well as all the Alabama Veterans of World War I. It was dedicated on Veterans Day 2021 to honor the service of Alabama veterans.
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The centenary anniversary of the Battle Croix Rouge Farm will commence on July 28, 2018. Download the program here for specific times and locations.
- 10am: Centennial commemoration ceremony in the morning at the Oise Aisne American cemetery
- Noon – 3pm: WWI Festival on the square at the town of Fère-en-Tardenois
- 3pm: A centennial commemoration ceremony at the Rainbow Division memorial followed by a jazz concert
- 6pm: “Sons et Lumières” at the French monument commemorating the 2nd Battle of the Marne: the Phantoms of Landowski nearby.
The Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation is sponsoring a once-in-a-lifetime trip to France to celebrate the 42nd “Rainbow” Division’s World War One Battle History. This tour will include the events listed above. For more information, please download the trip brochure here.
Monday, August 28, 2017 09:00am – Commemoration of the Departure of the 167th Alabama Regiment
Centennial Commemoration of the Departure of the 167th Alabama Regiment (Rainbow Division) to France
Date: Monday, August 28, 2017 05:00pm
On August 28, 2017, a bronze sculpture of the Rainbow Soldier from British sculptor James Butler, RA, will be inaugurated in front of Montgomery Union Station from where, on that date 100 years ago, the 167th Infantry Regiment left Alabama to join the Rainbow Division and sail for France. This gift to the city of Montgomery is made by the Croix Rouge Farm Memorial Foundation through the generosity of longtime community and business leader Nimrod T. Frazer, Silver Star.
Read More»Thursday, April 06, 2017 – Maxwell Air Force Base Sculpture Dedication
Maxwell Air Force Base Sculpture Dedication
Dates: Thursday, April 06, 2017
On April 6, 2017 a bronze sculpture of Daedalus from British sculptor James Butler, RA, will be inaugurated at Maxwell Air Force Base on West Drive to commemorate the centennial of the WWI and the WWI pilots for whom the order of the Daedalians was established at Maxwell AFB in 1934. This gift to Maxwell AFB is made by the Croix Rouge Farm Memorial Foundation through the generosity of longtime community and business leader Nimrod T. Frazer, Silver Star.
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