National Donut Day Dates Back to World War I - The Troy Messenger

National Donut Day Dates back to World War I - The Troy Messenger

On Friday, the Salvation Army will celebrate National Donut Day, honoring a time-honored tradition that began on the front lines of World War I and continues today through the organization’s ongoing mission of service and support. National Donut Day was first established in 1938 by The Salvation Army in Chicago to pay tribute to the “Donut Lassies,” a group of women who served soldiers during World War I by providing them with homemade donuts, c…

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Brownwood honored for its World War I memorial

Brownwood has been honored in the book “100 CITIES 100 MEMORIALS: RESTORATION, RECOGNITION, & REMEMBRANCE “ for its World War I memorial. Brownwood was selected as one of only three in Texas and one of only 100 nationally by the World War I Centennial Commission and the Pritzker Military Museum and Library for its World War I memorial representing dedication, sacrifice, and heroism. In addition to moving and re-dedicating the World War I memori…