Generations of Americans have honorably served their country in the military. We the People celebrates Americans who have served, telling their stories, past, present, and future, because every Soldier has a story.

 

During World War I, the U.S. Army Signal Corps played a crucial part in innovating military communications. World War I was the first time that telephones were used as battlefield equipment. Soldiers laid thousands of miles of telephone and telegraph wires to connect the front lines to command centers. The Signal Corps recruited over 200 civilian telephone operators to connect these calls. Nicknamed “The Hello Girls,” the operators worked tirelessly under, at times, combat conditions.

 

In this We the People talk explore the commitment, sacrifices, and challenges of the Hello Girls and the Signal Corps.

 

Register for this VIRTUAL History Talk on Thursday, March 27 at 12 p.m. ET

 

Register for this IN-PERSON History Talk on Thursday, March 27, at 12 p.m. ET