{"id":24985,"date":"2017-10-21T16:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-10-21T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=24985"},"modified":"2017-10-21T02:56:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-21T07:56:08","slug":"apsu-woodward-library-to-host-month-long-exhibit-lecture-and-film-series-on-world-war-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2017\/10\/21\/apsu-woodward-library-to-host-month-long-exhibit-lecture-and-film-series-on-world-war-i\/","title":{"rendered":"APSU Woodward Library to host month-long exhibit, lecture and film series on World War I"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AustinClarksville, TN<\/strong> – In February 1918, the U.S. Army 32nd Infantry Division, known as the \u201cRed Arrow\u201d because of the insignia worn on their shoulder sleeves, arrived in France to join in the fight on the Western Front, the main theatre of war during World War I.<\/p>\n

Made primarily of Army National Guard units from Wisconsin and Michigan, the Red Arrow lived up to its name by successfully piercing enemy lines where other units failed.<\/p>\n

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World War I exhibit will be on display at the APSU Woodward Library October 20th \u2013 November 20th.<\/p><\/div>\n

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One young soldier was a 16-year-old boy from Monroe, Wisconsin named Ralph Lindsay. A deeply patriotic young man, Lindsay lied about his age for the chance to serve his country and found himself right in the middle of the one of the deadliest conflicts in human history.<\/p>\n

Austin Peay State University Professor of French Dr. Karen Sorenson grew up hearing Lindsay\u2019s stories, marveling at her grandfather\u2019s tales of pushing through France alongside his fellow Red Arrow soldiers.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy childhood was marked by hearing my grandfather\u2019s stories of World War I,\u201d Sorenson said. \u201cWhile other boys his age were at home with their families, he was fighting in World War I. He saw so much during the war, and when he came back, he had all these important stories to tell about his experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

While he can no longer share his story, Lindsay\u2019s experiences will reach a new audience this month as a part of a new exhibit on display at the Felix G. Woodward Library. A digital, interactive, multilingual exhibit from the Institut fran\u00e7ais and the French Consulate in Atlanta, \u00ab 14-18 \u00bb commemorates the 100th anniversary of the final year of World War I and the American entry into the war.<\/p>\n

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Ralph Lindsay – World War I.<\/p><\/div>\n

Signifying the four-year span of World War I, \u00ab 14-18 \u00bb will be on display in the library from Octember 20th \u2013 November 20th, and will be supplemented by a month-long lecture and film series highlighting different aspects of the \u201cWar to End All Wars.\u201d All lecture and film series events are free and open to the public, and take place at the Morgan University Center, room 303.<\/p>\n

The schedule includes:<\/h3>\n