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Armistice Day: The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 1918
The letter below was penned by my grand-uncle Walter (1899-1978) to his parents (my great-grandparents). He had just turned 19, and was serving in the US Army Signal Corps. In WWI that meant he was...
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To All Veterans Who Start Out Like This To Protect That.
Always Remember The Armistice The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 1918. And remember that the Treaty of Versailles was merely Détente. GOD BLESS ALL VETERANS
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The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month: Armistice Day aka Veterans’ Day
Have you ever had the patience, alas to count to 101,079? Or to walk the salt-resistant grass and touch the headstones in each long line? To think of each warrior buried there knowing their lives have...
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The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 1918 – Armistice Day
A suspension of hostilities was agreed to in 1918, yet it was not the end of The Great War. Appeasement without enforcement of sanctions led to unimaginable atrocities a few short years later. May we...
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Armistice Day – The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 1918
The sign on the front of the truck reads, “The Kaiser’s Funeral.” 26 September 1918 “We are in a camp near Auzeville and the big drive is to start. In fact the one that finished the ‘Boches’. Then the...
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Armistice Day – The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month 1918
100 YEARS AGO Celebration of the end of WWI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph shows crowds filling streets surrounding City Hall in celebration of Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, with replica...
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Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, many Americans confuse this holiday with Memorial Day. A Brief History of Veterans...
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Armistice Day: The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month of 1918
[Previously posted here. Related posts here.] The sign on the front of the truck reads, “The Kaiser’s Funeral.” 26 September 1918 “We are in a camp near Auzeville and the big drive is to start. In fact...
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Armistice Day – The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month 1918
Graphical Record of the End of the War. Gunfire was ongoing up until the last minute before 11am 11 November 1918. 1 November 1918 On the Front Mom and Dad: “Soldier Bill” in souvenir German uniform,...
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Veterans Day 2023
[Previous Armistice Day / Remembrance Day / Veterans Day posts here.]
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