November 11, 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the armistice which ended World War I–The Great War.  Ceremonies commemorating this event have been taking place across the United States and in Europe. The Great War impacted nearly every community in the United States but has often been considered the “Forgotten War.”  Today there are resources online which document many of the individual stories of the war.  Links to the stories of Illinois families can be found on this page of the United States World War I Commission website. Mount Prospect was just over a year old on the Armistice Day in 1918, but Mount Prospect’s citizens felt the impact of the war as well.  Relics of that time can be found at the Library’s Illinois Digital Archives page.  Among them are a uniform jacket and a gas mask.  After the war Mount Prospect veterans formed VFW  Post 1337 and the American Legion Post 525.  The names of the women who were charter members of the American Legion Auxiliary of Post 525 may be seen here.  Veterans in both organizations continue to be active in the community today and do much to honor those who served in the past and do so now.  Never forget.