3.9K views · 105 reactions | Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue: "General Pershing's Return" (silent) - 1919 U.S. Army Signal Corps film from the National Archives. WATCH Reel America on C-SPAN3: https://www.c-span.org/series/?reelAm... | American History TV | Facebook

#otd 1919 – General John J. Pershing, commander of the American Expeditionary Force in Europe during World War I, leads the National Victory Day Parade down Pennsylvania Avenue and past the White House. As Guard units are inactivated at their point of return to the United States, no Guard commands exist to take part in this parade. While not officially represented the Guard does have at least one “unofficial” contingent fall in at the back of he parade. They are African American veterans from th

General John J. Pershing and other WWI Veterans marching in a parade in New York City - September 10, 1919 Images via Library of Congress, no known restrictions | Heartfelt History

24K views · 280 reactions | General Pershing was charged with training and deploying an army almost from scratch left an indelible mark on military history. #TheGreatWar shares more of his impact alongside the stories of Michael B. Ellis, Horace Pippin and Henry Johnson. The Great War premieres this Memorial Day. | HISTORY | Facebook

23 reactions | Archival footage: Parade New York City 1901 | History Shortcut | Facebook