From the July 5, 2017, MidWeek "Looking Back."
1917, 100 Years Ago
Even though 1917 was 52 years after the Civil War ended, former Union soldiers participated in a patriotic flag-raising in Waterman, Illinois, for World War I.
"Yesterday was an important one in the history of Waterman when several thousand people gathered there for the flag raising ceremony which has been previously announced.
"The members of the Grand Army of the Republic had the ceremony in charge and four of the old soldiers held the large banner, while one pulled it to the top of the staff. As the flag was being raised to the top of the staff, Company A fired 21 rounds in salute while the bugler blew the colors."
The Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) was an organization made up of former members of the the Union Army, Navy and Marines from the Civil War.
And now, these old men were about to witness another American War.
--Cooter
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