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Friday, November 11, 2011

Veterans Day



Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day, is an annual US holiday honoring military veterans.  



A federal holiday that is observed on November 11th, Veterans Day coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.









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6 comments:

  1. Janet O.November 11, 2011 at 1:12 AM

    Thanks for the reminders about Veterans Day.
    I see you corrected my error on the Anne Morrow Lindbergh quotation. I should have remembered it was her--she is a favorite author. I just had a blank moment and remembered that it was an "aviatrix".

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  2. YankeeQuilterNovember 11, 2011 at 10:13 AM

    Thanks for the Veterans Day post. Just got in from serving breakfast at the VFW...these guys may be old but they can sure still eat!

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  3. John'aLeeNovember 11, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    Thanks for a beautiful post!

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  4. PipNovember 11, 2011 at 5:01 PM

    We will remember them, Lest we forget.

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  5. AnonymousNovember 12, 2011 at 10:21 AM

    Lovely post and one of my favorite poems.

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  6. DebNovember 13, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    Beautiful post...and I love the poem about Flander's Field. It never fails to choke me up.

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