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Tag Archives: Veteran’s Day.
Help the Veteran In Your Lives
Vaughn Hardacker here: The month of November is a special month in my life. I was married on November 4, 1970, November 10 is the Marine Corps birthday (248th this year), November 11 is Veterans Day, and of course there’s … Continue reading
Stephen Steenrod, Veteran
Kaitlyn Dunnett/Kathy Lynn Emerson here, once again deeply engrossed in genealogical research. Veterans’ Day isn’t until next week, but this is my day to blog, so here, in honor of all veterans, I offer the story of a veteran of … Continue reading
Posted in Kaitlyn's Posts
Tagged genealogy, Kaitlyn Dunnett, Kathy Lynn Emerson, pensions, Stephen Steenrod, Veteran's Day., War of 1812
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Maine Veterans’ Homes
Today, November 11, is Veterans’ Day. It was originally Armistice Day to commemorate the veterans of WWI. The treaty ending the war (even though hostilities had stopped months before) was signed at 11 A.M. (the eleventh hour) on the 11th … Continue reading
Many of Us Didn’t Almost Serve
Vaughn C. Hardacker here: What is it about veterans that make non-vets say: “I almost joined…”? I can’t count the times people have said this to me. When my daughter’s first father-in-law learned that I was a Marine vet and … Continue reading
Veteran’s Day versus Memorial Day
Vaughn Hardacker here: There are two holidays that always seem to confuse a lot of people. One is Veterans Day (for many years known as Armistice Day) and Memorial Day while both honor our military veterans. They are not the … Continue reading
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Tagged Memorial Day, vaughn's rants, Veteran's Day.
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NEVER FORGET THOSE WHO SERVED
Vaughn Hardacker here: Today, November 11, is special to our veterans. Memorial Day honors all those who have made the ultimate sacrifice and gave their life to maintain our way of life. November 11 is Veteran’s Day and it honors … Continue reading
