Imagine being with the U.S. Army during World War I. It is November, 1918. You and your regiment are under orders to attack the city of Metz in France to oust the enemy German army. As you march toward the city everyone has the fear of the battle to come. You prepare for the fight using your training.

But suddenly your concentration is disturbed when you hear a commotion and some talking coming from behind you. You hear fellow soldiers saying “Armistice, Armistice .” It gets louder until everyone realizes what is happening. An Armistice signed by the U.S/Allies and Germany has just ended the war.

It would be the greatest feeling to go from war to peace in seconds. That’s exactly the joyous moment American soldiers had as they were marching to battle only to be stopped because of rec

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