Course Description

Instructor: COL (Ret) Lawrence Saul

Beginning with the informal, civic commemoration events following the end of the US Civil War to the formalization of Memorial Day, in 1970, the US honors her fallen service members in a variety of ways and locations. With the formation of the American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) following WW I, the US established overseas cemeteries in Europe. Today, across western Europe, the US maintains cemeteries and monuments to commemorates her fallen of both wars. We will look at one fallen GI from Georgia and how he is memorialized in France. (One session of 2 and a half hours)

Lawrence Saul Col Lawrence H. Saul served for a total of 37 years in the US Army, with more than 20 of those years overseas. His service included tours in Germany, Holland, Belgium, England, Kosovo and many other locations. He was one of the last veterans of the Vietnam War still serving on active duty when he retired in 2008. He has a BA in US History from Georgia State University and two Masters Degrees.