The Doughboy Foundation

The United States Foundation for The Commemoration of The World Wars d/b/a The Doughboy Foundation has The mission to "keep faith with The doughboys and endeavors to educate americans about The impact of World war i, to commemorate The service of The 5 million americans who served during The war, and to honor The 116,516 americans who did not return home. Working with partner organizations, The Foundation raised funds for and developed The national World war i memorial in Washington, dc. In 2021, The Foundation completed phase 1 of construction which repaired deferred maintenance and created a beautiful urban park. With The conclusion of this phase, The site opened to The public. The memorial, however, will not be finished in its entirety until The grand sculpture wall - a full 58.5 feet long and featuring 38 figures depicting The story of a soldier's journey through The first World war - at its center is completed and installed during phase 2 of construction in 2024. The Foundation has three accompanying commemorative initiatives for The memorial. First, The Foundation carries out a daily program of taps at The memorial. Every evening, a bugler in Doughboy regalia plays taps - The distinctive melody played at us military funerals and memorials - in honor of The americans who served in The great war. The program launched on may 24, 2021 and The memorial is one of only three World war i memorial worldwide to do. The Foundation aims to continue this program in perpetuity.second, The Foundation developed and has distributed two free companion smartphone apps for The memorial - an app for offsite visitors and an app for onsite visitors. Both apps make heavy use of augmented reality technology. The onsite app - The visitor guide -is a virtual pamphlet and guide to The memorial's major points of interest. The app's augmented reality features are linked to physical locations in The park allowing users to add virtual layers to their onsite experience by placing objects, information, videos, and other content onto The grounds and surfaces of The memorial. The offsite app - The virtual explorer - allows users to take a virtual field trip to The memorial from an offsite location (home, school, etc.) Using augmented reality on their smartphones. Users may access a several educational resources and even may "place and explore a to-scale augmented reality model of The 1.8-acre memorial at their location.third, The Foundation supports a schedule of special events onsite at The memorial throughout The year. These events include ceremonies, wreathlayings, concerts, and memorial day and veterans day commemorations.