Dedication Ceremony for the District of Columbia War Memorial Showing Military Band on Armistice Day, 1931, Washington, D.C.

Crowds gather at the District of Columbia War Memorial in Washington, D.C. on Armistice Day in 1931 as a military band stands before the newly dedicated monument. The memorial honors residents of the capital who served during World War I. In the years after the war, communities across the United States built memorials to recognize the service of local soldiers and preserve the memory of their role in the conflict.