August 23, 2010
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Armenian Legionnaire Exhibit on Display at AGBU Center in Chicago



Legionnaires from the U.S. training in Cyprus with the tattered American flag they refused to give up. (via Armenian Mirror-Spectator)

Via the Armenian Mirror-Spectator:

“Légion Arménienne: The Armenian Legion and Its Heroism in the Middle East,” a traveling exhibit developed and prepared by the Armenian Library and Museum of America (ALMA), is now on display through Aug. 28 at the Armenian General Benevolent Union (AGBU) Center in Chicago, letting visitors learn about the formation, training, military action, and post-war activities of this all-volunteer force from World War I.

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