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Driverless National Park Shtles are being tested.

A new National Trail is proposed, a homicide at Hot Springs, and more.

I'm Jason Epperson, and it's time for this month's news roundup episode of the America's National Parks

podcast.

The American flag was raised over the World War I Memorial for the first time on Friday

April 16th that honors the 4.7 million Americans who served

their nation in World War I, including 116,516 who made the ultimate sacrifice.

A full recording of the event is available online and a link to it in the episode description.

The D.C. memorial which is now open to the, features a statue of General John J Pershing,

commander of the American Expeditionary Forces during the war.

The Peace Fountain, a cascade of water behind an excerpt from the poem,

The Young Dead Soldiers Do Not Speak,

by Archibald MacLeish.

In grave quotes and references to theaters, campaigns,

and battles in which American forces participated and exhibits about the role of the United States in World War I.

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