{"id":760,"date":"2022-05-24T17:10:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T00:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/we-were-young-they-say-we-have-died-remember-us\/"},"modified":"2024-05-02T11:00:41","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:00:41","slug":"national-world-war-i-memorial","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/stories\/national-world-war-i-memorial\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cWe were young, they say. We have died. Remember us.\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n    \n            \n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--article-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--article-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n<div class=\"inner-wrapper\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3708-768x432.jpg\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2023\/04\/story-3708-768x432.jpg 768w\"          data-sizes=\"(min-width:1200px) 75vw, (min-width:768px) 83vw, 100vw\"          class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n                  alt=\"\u201cWe were young, they say. We have died. Remember us.\u201d\"\n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"image-caption\">\n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  The National World War I Memorial opened in April 2021 on the site of Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., named for John J. Pershing who served as General of Armies during the war. (Photo: Courtesy of U.S. WWI Centennial Commission.)\n\n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  \n  <div class=\"text-wrapper\">\n          <nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n        <ul>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\">News<\/a><\/li>\n                      <li><a href=\"\/news\/stories\/\/?category=alumni\">Alumni<\/a><\/li>\n                  <\/ul>\n      <\/nav>\n    \n              \n<div class=\"f--field f--page-title\">\n\n    \n  <h1>\u201cWe were young, they say. We have died. Remember us.\u201d<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n    \n          <div class=\"subtitle\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  USC Dornsife alumnus and Navy captain Chris Isleib helped create the first national memorial for World War I veterans, part of a long career spent telling the stories of America\u2019s military.\n\n\n<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    \n           <strong class=\"author-field\"><span >By<\/span><a href=\"mailto:communication@dornsife.usc.edu\">Margaret Crable<\/a><\/strong>\n    \n          <span class=\"post-date-field\">May 24, 2022<\/span>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--social-share \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--social-share\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"content-wrapper\">\n    <span class=\"a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_32 addtoany_list\" style=\"line-height: 32px;\">\n      <span class=\"title\">\n        Share\n      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When he began recruiting volunteers for the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldwar1centennial.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">United States World War One Centennial Commission<\/a>\u00a0starting in 2013, he\u2019d ask each person if they had a family member who served in the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHardly anyone knew,\u201d Isleib says. Although the U.S. mobilized more than 4 million men and women and lost nearly 120,000 soldiers during the war, there had been no official memorial built at the nation\u2019s capital in the 100 years since the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>It took effort from people like Isleib, who served as director of public affairs for the Centennial Commission, to secure land and funding to build a memorial.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-full\">\n<figure style=\"width: 493px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Isleib-WWI-InStoryA-3708.jpg\" alt=\"Chris Isleib stands in front of memorial \" width=\"493\" height=\"318\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The National World War I Memorial opened in April 2021 on the site of Pershing Park in Washington, D.C., named for John J. Pershing who served as General of Armies during the war. (Photo: Courtesy of U.S. WWI Centennial Commission.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>In April 2021, the site was first opened to visitors. In 2024, the installation of a 58-foot bas-relief by the artist Sabin Howard will mark its completion. The sculpture, titled \u201cA Soldier\u2019s Journey,\u201d depicts the experiences of those who served.<\/p>\n<p>It was a fitting accomplishment for Isleib, who graduated from the USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences with a degree in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/engl\/\">creative writing<\/a>\u00a0in 1985. He\u2019s spent his career telling the stories of the military, from Hollywood to the Pentagon, to make sure they don\u2019t get lost.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s always been important for me to tell good stories about our troops, stories about their moral courage, physical courage and integrity,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sea, ships and scripts<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-landscape news-image-right\">\n<figure style=\"width: 410px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Isleib_WWI_InStoryB-3708.jpg\" alt=\"Isleib stands with his parents and an unidentified woman. An American flag is in the background.\" width=\"410\" height=\"264\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Isleib graduated from USC Dornsife in 1985 with a degree in creative writing. (Photo: Courtesy of Chris Isleib.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Isleib\u2019s parents both served in World War II and met while they were stationed in San Diego. A college scholarship through the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/priceschool.usc.edu\/rotc\/nrotc\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program<\/a>\u00a0brought Isleib from the East Coast to USC.<\/p>\n<p>While at USC Dornsife, he found a mentor in William Brown, head of the Department of English at the time and now Emeritus Associate Professor of English. Brown had been a Marine Corps officer in the Korean War.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could just walk into his office and ask a question,\u201d says Isleib. \u201cHe knew me by name and he was inspiring to me in a thousand different ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After graduation, Isleib received training in driving naval ships in Newport, Rhode Island, then was assigned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pacificbattleship.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">U.S.S. Iowa<\/a>, which is now a floating military museum at the Port of Los Angeles in California.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was the president\u2019s flag ship, so it was very much a showboat. We\u2019d have distinguished visitors, but it was also a working battleship, and hard work, too,\u201d says Isleib. \u201cI was in charge of a 100-person division, with guys looking up to me. I do feel like the USC experience really trained me well for this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, his interest in storytelling drew him away from the sea. He received a master\u2019s degree in communication from Boston University, then found work in the film industry in Los Angeles, writing and editing scripts.<\/p>\n<p>As a member of the U.S. Naval Reserves, he also assisted on film productions through the Navy\u2019s Hollywood liaison office. He consulted on movies like\u00a0<em>Antwone Fisher<\/em>, which told the story of a sailor\u2019s relationship with a Navy psychologist, and the TV shows\u00a0<em>NCIS: Navy Criminal Investigative Service<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>JAG.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Return to duty<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On Sept. 11, 2001, the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon in Washington were attacked by terrorists. Nearly 3,000 Americans died.<\/p>\n<p>His coworkers seemed relatively unaffected, but Isleib was shaken. \u201cI was glued to the TV while everyone else was going into work,\u201d he says. \u201cI noticed a change in myself. I realized that I needed to help tell these stories now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He was recalled to active duty shortly afterwards and served in the Office of the Secretary of Defense, within public affairs. His position transitioned from military to civilian status in time, and he started a new career in communications with the federal government. Eventually, he was promoted to director of communications at the National Archives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m a big history nerd, so I loved it,\u201d says Iseib.<\/p>\n<p>It was there that he learned about the Centennial Commission and became one of its first volunteers. The government allowed Isleib to temporarily move from his role at the National Archives to a full-time position on the commission.<\/p>\n<p>Isleib helped raise nearly $50 million in private donations for the memorial and also hosted a design competition, which drew 300 applicants. Up-and-comer Joe Weishaar, fresh out of architecture school, submitted the winning proposal and was paired with\u00a0sculptor Howard on the project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"news-image-full\">\n<figure style=\"width: 720px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/migration-uploads\/Isleib-WWI-InStoryC-3708.jpg\" alt=\"Group of soldiers stands in front of the memorial wall.\" width=\"720\" height=\"464\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The World War I Memorial will soon display a permanent, 58-foot sculpture depicting the experiences of soldiers during the conflict. (Photo: Courtesy of U.S. WWI Centennial Commission.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Remembrance of things past<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For Isleib, the Great War deserves considerable recognition, beyond just memorializing its fallen soldiers. It changed America\u2019s perception of its role on the world stage and brought the country fully into the modern era.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis was the first time that Americans had gone overseas with the idea of protecting democracy,\u201d he says. \u201cWe went from a farming country to advances like telephones, submarines, airplanes and chemotherapy by the end of the war. It was astonishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Such changes also contributed to its loss of standing in history. The excitement of the Jazz Age and America\u2019s new global prominence meant many returning soldiers were eager to focus on opportunity, not past tragedy. The outbreak of World War II, which most historians view as a continuation of the earlier war, eventually overshadowed World War I, as well.<\/p>\n<p>With this new memorial, located next door to the White House, Isleib feels the conflict finally occupies space in America\u2019s consciousness. \u201cI think we helped put it back in the forefront,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n<p>The words inscribed on one of the memorial walls, written by the modernist poet and World War I veteran Archibald MacLeish, whose brother died in the conflict, provides a command of remembrance to those who visit:\u00a0<em>\u201cWe were young, they say. We have died. 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