Under the banner of “Still Here, Still Serving,” The Salvation Army held a wreath-laying ceremony at the gravesite of General John J. Pershing in Arlington National Cemetery at the end of National Salvation Army Week.

In 1917, General John J. Pershing permitted some 250 Salvation Army officers to cross the Atlantic Ocean and serve U.S. soldiers at the front lines of WWI. Famously known as ‘Doughnut Lassies,’ these officers would provide comfort, food, drinks, and moral support to soldiers returning from the horrors of trench warfare.

The wreath-laying ceremony reaffirmed The Salvation Army’s commitment to serving veterans and the American people while honoring the U.S. Armed Forces and General John J. Pershing for their friendship and service during some of the darkest times in world history.

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