Hale area honored veterans during ceremony Wednesday Nov 19, 2009
Terry Frank, president of the Hale chapter of Vietnam Veterans of America, spoke and said he wished Americans would celebrate the day which stemmed from an armistice signed Nov. 11, 1918, effectively ending World War I like they used to. As a nation, Frank said, it is essential that we preserve the integrity of Nov. 11 to recognize veterans. (Iosco County News Herald, MI)
Vandals cause $15k in damage at Evergreen Cemetery Nov 19, 2009
The names include veterans of World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Local officials, veterans and residents were upset over the vandalism that occurred on Veterans Day last week. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Veterans Day assembly held at California High School Nov 19, 2009
Wednesday, Nov. 11, the California High School Veterans Day Assembly began with the reading of the history of Veterans Day and how it originated with Armistice Day at the end of World War I.. It became Veterans Day in 1954. (California Democrat, MO)
Lewis Millett; awarded Medal of Honor after bayonet charge Nov 19, 2009
Colonel Millett grew up hearing stories of his great grandfather s military service during the Civil War and of an uncle s heroics during World War I as a member of the 101st Artillery Regiment from Massachusetts, his brother said ... After World War II, he enrolled in Bates College in Lewiston, Maine, and studied three years before he was called to duty in Korea. (Boston Globe)
Parker School Veterans Day gallery Nov 19, 2009
The display contains veterans representing the US Civil War, the Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, Desert Storm, the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as veterans of peacetime. Current service members are also on display. (Billerica Minuteman, MA)
World War I Memorial Maintenance Nov 19, 2009
Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 2:17 AM EST Pictured from left: American Legion Mohican Post 983 Commander John Low, and members Robert Tarpinian and Tom Webber presented the Cairo Town Board with a $500 check Wednesday for repairs made recently to the town s World War I Memorial. The town and the post are still collecting donations to help maintain the memorial plaque and fountain. (Catskill Daily Mail, NY)
The Court-Martial Nov 18, 2009
The system was not heavily used in World War I, but in World War II some 2 million people were court-martialed for varying offenses, resulting in 80,000 felony convictions ... Military law has traditionally been stricter and more sweeping than civilian law the Bill of Rights did not automatically apply to soldiers but since World War II, military trials have come to more closely resemble civilian trials ... In an unusual public ceremony in Seattle last year, the Army apologized for the wrongful... (Time.com)
Monroe Ceremony Honors Veterans Nov 18, 2009
The cease-fire that ended World War I was signed at 11 a.m. November 11, 1918 ... Two of the men placed a spray of red and white roses on the World War I memorial on the Stepney Green. (Voices, CT)
Cadbury 'would turn in his grave' Nov 18, 2009
" Sir Egbert Cadbury, who was knighted in 1957, joined the Fry side of the business after Cadbury Brothers Ltd merged with JS Fry and Sons after World War I. Mrs Loudon and her brother would regularly go from Berkshire to visit their grandparents at their Bristol home. "It felt a little bit like going to heaven, I loved being outdoors and I had a pony which was at my grandfather's," she said. "It was a wonderful house for a child and my brother and I would go skating along the long passages... (BBC News -- Business)
County's first airport manager boards final flight Nov 17, 2009
After World War II, the ban on air travel was lifted over the East Coast and the couple moved to Tallahassee, Fla ... I saw her fly a World War I Sopwith biplane to throttle back you had to shut it down. (San Andreas Calaveras Enterprise, CA)
Red Cross Sells Off Some Treasures To Offset Big Deficit Nov 17, 2009
The donated items the Red Cross plans to auction off include a 23-inch wax doll with her own Tiffany jewelry, a rare four-faced Cartier clock lamp and nurse uniforms from World War I.. Red Cross spokesman Roger Lowe says the auction is a chance for people to buy a piece of Red Cross history and also help the group's humanitarian mission. (KWTX.com, TX)
COLUMN: Duty calls for return to active duty in Korea Nov 17, 2009
I worked very hard there and surprised everybody (including myself) by taking class honors even though many of my classmates were recent infantry veterans of World War II. ... Our defenses were the same as France in World War I, which were trenches dug along the mountain ridges backed up with artillery, mortars, etc. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Palin's populist book tour won't help GOP Nov 17, 2009
He was the great humanitarian hero of World War I and had enjoyed almost a decade of success as secretary of Commerce. Then he was blamed for the Great Depression, which began less than a year after his election. (Christian Science Monitor)
Four arrested in Veterans Day attack on Kingston war memorial Nov 16, 2009
Inscribed in stone on the memorial were the names of the 19 Kingston natives who died during World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War. Kingston police arrested Cadose and the four juveniles at 11:30 a.m. Sunday after tracking down many leads and interviewing witnesses, according to a release from the Kingston police department. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Letters to the editor (11/16/09) Nov 16, 2009
With his exclusionary thinking Terry besmirches my father, who fought in World War II, and my grandfather, whose exposure to mustard gas in World War I shortened his life. As Jewish Americans, they are equally deserving of our honor as any other veterans. (Anchorage Daily News)
Reward offered for Kingston cemetery vandal info Nov 16, 2009
The memorial 8 feet long, 4 feet high and 6 inches deep was tipped on its side, with the names of the 19 honored veterans from World War I, World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War facing skyward. We re going to figure out who it is, Wells said. (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Missing a father he never knew Nov 16, 2009
Three months after he enlisted, World War I ended, and he was honorably discharged. On Sept. 27, 1920, his first son was born. (Boston Globe)
Shanghai Symphony hits own, deep tradition i... Nov 16, 2009
World War I saw the near disbandment of the orchestra (like the San Diego Symphony during the war) but salvation came in 1919 when the charismatic Italian pianist and conductor Mario Paci sailed into port with his Steinway grand piano in tow ... The Japanese took over the orchestra during World War II and when the Communist Party came to power in 1949, the SSO was preserved only after a heated national debate as to whether orchestral music could serve the needs of workers, peasants, and... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Veterans Honored for Service in War and Peace Nov 15, 2009
Honor Guard cadets presenting an American flag for each were: Revolutionary War, Jamie Fisher; War of 1812, Kristia Lanning; Mexican War, Saulo Trejo; Indian Wars, Christopher Edmondson; Spanish American War, Caleb Mathre; World War I, Shayna Harper; World War II, Ian Gray; Korean War, Tiana Gunter; Vietnam War, Jakob Brown; Persian Gulf War, Camisha Alexis; Expeditionary Campaigns, Matthew Schishler; Cold War, Christina Strickland; present War against Terrorism and all veterans, Nick Masse.... (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Eunice Boedecker, left, who has served more than 20 years in the Army Reserves, along with other Calhoun County veterans, salutes the U.S. Flag during the presentation of colors at the 2009 Veterans Day program Wednesday in the Calhoun High School Auditorium. (Wave photo by Melony Overton) Nov 15, 2009
One lost his life in World War I. Thirty-six perished in World War II. One young man was lost in Korea ... This year s program was dedicated to the late James E. Jim Moore, who served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was also CHS principal from 1967-87 ... Westerholm served in the U.S. Army during World War II as a platoon medic, and he was also a prisoner of war. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
Remembering our veterans Nov 15, 2009
The observance began at 11 a.m., mirroring the significance of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month when an armistice to end World War I was signed. Larry Bailey, Senior Vice Commander/Post Adjutant, welcomed the approximately 100 attendees to the service and spoke briefly. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
VIDEO: Moving memorial unveiled Nov 15, 2009
Wicked Local photo/Rich Harbert Father and son veterans George and Ken Holmes watch the name of Georges father, Adrain, scroll across the list of World War I veterans ... Father and son veterans George and Ken Holmes unveiled a new memorial to local servicemen and women at Memorial Hall Wednesday, then proudly watched as George s father s name scrolled across a giant television with other World War I vets ... George, a World War II veteran, and Ken, a Vietnam War vet, nearly faced a dilemma... (Allston Brighton TAB, MA)
Insider: Say thank you Nov 15, 2009
The holiday, always celebrated Nov. 11, recognizes the end of World War I in 1918 the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month ... First called Armistice Day, a tribute to World War I veterans, the holiday has evolved over the years through many more wars and the sacrifice of our soldiers. (Kingston Mariner, MA)
Celebrated on the square Nov 15, 2009
Located outside VFW Post 529, this square honors three Medal of Honor recipients: George Dilboy, an Army private first class in World War I; George Levick Street III, a Navy commander in World War II; and Thomas G. Kelley, a Navy captain in the Vietnam War ... In World War II, the grocery store was a center of activity, said Karagozian. (Boston Globe)
Veterans Day: A Time To Renew Commitment Nov 15, 2009
Published: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 10:11 AM EST World War I ended at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918 ... After World War II, Armistice Day became a day to honor veterans of both world wars. (Bartow Polk County Democrat, FL)
Upper valley salutes veterans Nov 14, 2009
STANDARD JOURNAL/NATE SUNDERLAND Eldred Stephenson, a World War II veteran, visits with a resident at the Veterans Day Memorial 2009 ... "Veterans Day was was formerly observed in the United States as Armistice Day in commemoration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I," said Bob Jones, Idaho state commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars ... Dell Raybould recalled watching National Guard members drilling on the campus of Ricks College during World War II.. (Rexburg Standard Journal, ID)
Another View: Vietnam, Afghanistan and learning from history Nov 14, 2009
As President John F. Kennedy pondered the risks of accidental war in the nuclear age -- a nightmare he would confront head on in the Cuban missile crisis -- he asked senior advisers to read Barbara Tuchman's "The Guns of August," a narrative tracing the chain of events that led to World War I.. Today, President Barack Obama is also reflecting on history's lessons, asking advisers to study the past as they help him chart America's course in Afghanistan. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Standing tall Nov 14, 2009
In World War I he started off with the Anzac army at the Dardanelles, he was in the battle of the Somme and after he transferred to the Royal Flying Corps, he laid the groundwork for his future career by shooting down German aeroplanes. That was when he won the MC, twice. (BBC News -- UK)
2009-2010 Opens For Men's Basketball Friday Night Nov 14, 2009
This season is the 100th with two seasons being lost to World War I (1917-1918 and 1918-1919). The Greyhounds enter tonight with a record of 1126-1164. (Loyolagreyhounds.com)
Enjoy freedom? Thank a vet Nov 14, 2009
Sterling Heights resident George Whitmore, who served in the Army Air Forces during World War II, said part of Veterans Day is being thankful he is still alive ... Veterans Day began as Armistice Day to mark the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918 - thus honoring veterans from that war ... However, after World War II and the Korean War, the word "Armistice" was replaced with "Veterans" in order to honor American veterans of all wars. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
Veterans Day ceremony fills Centennial and ANB Halls Nov 13, 2009
Veterans Day is the anniversary of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. The day was known as Armistice Day until 1954, when Congress changed it to Veterans Day to honor all veterans. (Juneau Empire)
Time to help Scouts collect food Nov 13, 2009
During World War I, Boy Scouts planted vegetable gardens, President Roosevelt called on Scouts to collect food for the needy during the Great Depression, and Scouts organized the planting of Victory Gardens following World War II.. For information on the local drive, call Mountain at 726-4887. (Half Moon Bay Review, CA)
McKinney marks Veterans Day on grounds of future memorial Nov 13, 2009
There was an elderly gentleman in a World War II uniform saying goodbye, Self said ... When built, the Veterans Memorial Park will allow local citizens to pay their respects in a similar way to Collin County residents who have served in military conflicts ranging from World War I to current operations in Iraq and Afghanistan ... United States Senator John Cornyn, the son of a World War II bomber pilot, and Representative Sam Johnson, a veteran of Korea and Vietnam, were unable to attend and... (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Veterans groups gather on their day Nov 13, 2009
It is a day which marks the Armistice of 1918 that ended the fighting in World War I.. ADVERTISEMENT. (Watertown Daily Times, WI)
A warning about next stimulus Nov 13, 2009
Two years after World War I ended, unemployment had jumped from 4 percent to nearly 12 percent ... I have boundless admiration for Franklin Roosevelt because he unwaveringly helped Britain in the early years of World War II.). (Casper Star-Tribune, WY)
Veterans Day: 'A human accomplishment of rare wonder' is honored Nov 13, 2009
World War II veteran Walter Hatfield Sr. salutes as Taps is played during the 2009 Veterans Day Service Wednesday at the Elks Lodge in Muscatine ... The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, the guns of Europe fell silent, Lee Booton, of Ankeny said, repeating the oft-quoted words that commemorate the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I in 1918. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Bestowing honors Nov 13, 2009
Second Lt. Joseph Meller of the Texas Army National Guard was the first to speak, and told the students about the origin of Veterans Day as the day of the armistice after World War I. However, the occasion still celebrated today is to honor the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, when fighting officially ceased after WWI.. Vietnam veteran SFC Okie Bridges, who served as a cook overseas, spoke to the students about the price of freedom. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
Remembrance scholar urges students to learn more about Pan Am victims Nov 13, 2009
The casualties of war in Britain have been immense with 908,000 killed and over 2 million wounded in World War I, 1,400,000 military dead in WWII and nearly 90,000 civilians killed by wartime bombing of British cities ... Remembrance Day marks the signing of an armistice to end World War I. On Nov. 11, 1918 at 11 a.m., gunfire ceased on the Western Front, after more than four years of consecutive fighting. (Daily Orange, NY)
Veterans honored throughout Cibola County Nov 13, 2009
World War I, known at the time as 'The Great War,' officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside of Paris, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. (Grants Cibola County Beacon, NM)
Travel: Cal's golden oldie Nov 13, 2009
Built in 1923 to honor Californians who lost their lives in World War I, Memorial Stadium gained entry on the National Register of Historic Places in 2006. Two seventh-graders, however, recognized Memorial Stadium's appeal some 50-plus years earlier, when Joe Kapp and Everett Alvarez, friends from Salinas, visited Cal's Berkeley campus with their teacher. (ESPN -- College Football)
HINGHAM VETS DAY SPEECH: Courage, bravery still endure Nov 13, 2009
In World War I, General Pershing rejected the concept of trench warfare and all the no-mans land that went with it ... In World War II, Pearl Harbor proved that the era of the battleship as queen of the sea was over. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Veterans Day: Col. Webster pays tribute to service, past/present Nov 13, 2009
In tracing how so many millions have served over so many years, Webster reported how strongly key leaders felt World War I s armistice had signaled an end to major world conflict but soon finding they were much in error as 16 million mostly young Americans would be called to arms less than 25 years later as U.S. entered World War II. ... Special recognition was given to two people in the audience, World War II POW Leon Thiel and also the grandmother of Army soldier, Larry Guyton, who was killed... (Brenham Banner, TX)
We salute... Nov 13, 2009
The holiday was originally created at the end of World War I to celebrate those who had fought in the Great War. Although dubbed the war to end all wars, World War I, of course, seemed to mark the beginning of a century marred by conflict ... Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, in honor of the armistice that ended the combat of World War I. The armistice was enacted on Nov. 11, 1918. (L Observateur, LA)
Veterans Day: Pause to Remember at the 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month Nov 13, 2009
But the Nov. 11 Veterans Day commemoration began as a day to celebrate peace the silencing of the guns of World War I, "The Great War," which claimed the lives of more than 15 million soldiers and civilians ... But Armistice Day honored veterans of only World War I, essentially ignoring millions of soldiers who served in peacetime or fought in World War II, Korea and other engagements ... 6 million who served during World War II, 2. (Fox News)
Surveillance State, U.S.A. Nov 13, 2009
Counterintelligence innovations like centralized data, covert penetration, and disinformation developed during the Army's in a foreign land -- the Philippines from 1898 to 1913 -- were repatriated to the United States during World War I, becoming the blueprint for an invasive internal security apparatus that persisted for the next half century ... One intelligence officer reportedly claimed that the program was so effective it gave him "orgasms." President Bush called it "awesome." Although... (CBS News)
Caught in history Nov 13, 2009
The Pittsburgh native was bayonted in the leg and gassed with mustard gas in the Argonne Woods during World War I.. Miljus had walked speedy Earle Coombs and surrendered a bunt single to Mark Koenig. (Montana Standard, MT)
Research uncovers a pair of publicans in the house of Sheens Nov 13, 2009
Further digging by Bassett found there is a fair chance Sheens is related to Damien Smith, whom Sheens coached at North Queensland, through his grandfather, who fought in World War I in France, was shot twice and gassed, but survived with one lung blown out. He'd be asking why I didn't pay him more money, Smithy,'' Sheens said. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Media Literacy Question of the Day Nov 13, 2009
Veterans Day was originally known as __________ and marked the end of World War I.. . (CNN -- US)
On Veterans Day, a salute Nov 13, 2009
Fewer still were World War II veterans ... "At that time, World War I was characterized as the war to end all wars. Here it is, some 91 years later, and unfortunately, that vision has not come to fruition.". (Honolulu Advertiser)
Veteran neighbors share bond Nov 13, 2009
Kenneth Witmer served in the Korean War and Henry Vorase is a World War II vet ... He chose to enlist in the service because his father served in World War II and his grandfather served in World War I. He said he is proud of his time in Thailand and Vietnam, despite the largely negative homecoming he received. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
It's quiz time! Nov 13, 2009
Former foes France and Germany held a joint World War I Armistice Day ceremony for the first time, with Angela Merkel becoming the first German leader to attended the event in Paris. Who had controversially turned down an offer to attend in the past. (BBC News)
A veteran's tale: Johnson proud to have served county Nov 13, 2009
His father fought in France during World War I; two brothers served in the Army and two in the Navy. "Truthfully, with my dad in the Marines and my four brothers serving, I wanted to go into the Air Force, so that we had every branch covered," he said. (Altivista Journal, VA)
George Kane, 104, investor inspired by Maine camp Nov 13, 2009
The retreat on Long Pond in East Parsonsfield was closed the two previous summers, in 1917 because of World War I and the following year in deference to the flu epidemic. His arrival made such an impression, however, that he was still regaling campers with the warm memory during each annual alumni week well into his late 90s. (Boston Globe)
Salvation Army leaders still calling for bell-ringing volunteers Nov 13, 2009
The doughnuts were a tribute to the World War I effort to serve the troops in the trenches with doughnuts and coffee. However, the pastries will not be homemade this year due to issues last year. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
War 'contrary to his wishes': Japan's emperor defends sins of father Nov 13, 2009
The emperor said his father, posthumously called Emperor Showa in Japan after the name of his 1926-89 era, had as crown prince visited the site of the World War I battlefield of Verdun ... Historians are divided on whether the emperor was responsible for Japan's aggression before and during World War II or whether he was the puppet of military and political leaders. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
COLUMN: Duty calls for return to active duty in Korea Nov 13, 2009
I worked very hard there and surprised everybody (including myself) by taking class honors even though many of my classmates were recent infantry veterans of World War II. ... Our defenses were the same as France in World War I, which were trenches dug along the mountain ridges backed up with artillery, mortars, etc. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Newton vet: 'We hit Guadacanal' Nov 13, 2009
Lisa Cassidy Army World War II veteran Al Caliguri of Newton talks about his experience in the service and the photos in his room at Golden Living Center Chetwynde ... Ninety-two-year-old Albert Caliguri can't remember the name of the famous actor who entertained the troops while he served in the South Pacific during World War II, but he knows the name of the man who almost got shot when they scrambled onto the shores of Guadalcanal ... There are also certificates from the American Disabled... (Newton Tab, MA)
Albion's Folly Nov 13, 2009
The upshot: in the aftermath of World War I, British statesmen engineered a peace settlement that brought the empire to its high-water mark ... Bringing recalcitrant Iraqis to heel was essential if Britain were to consolidate the winnings it had scooped up as a consequence of World War I. But in Iraq, firepower could win battles but not hearts and minds ... By the time World War II ended, the jig was up. (The American Conservative)
COLUMN: Retired general recalls life's most stressful event ” combat Nov 13, 2009
As a matter of interest, those tactics were used in France in World War I at the battle of Verdun and 1 million men died there. The Japanese used what they called Banzai attacks. (Mattoon Journal-Gazette, IL)
Veterans sacrifice honored Nov 13, 2009
World War I ended with an armistice between the Allies and Germany at the 11th hour of the 11th day of November 1918. It was declared the war to end all wars, he said. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Saluting the veterans Nov 13, 2009
After a rededication of the citys World War I and World War II memorials, Betsey Lee Hodges, American Legion Auxiliary Unit 15 president, provided recognition to the nations war veterans. Starting with World War I, she asked all of the service personnel in attendance to stand during the wars in which they defended the nation ... The audience included veterans of World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War and the first Gulf War. (Washington Daily News, NC)
Marching with pride in Hudson Nov 13, 2009
Wreaths were laid before the World War I, World War II, Vietnam and Korean war memorials. The National Guardsmen honored fallen veterans with a 21-gun salute over the gray Assabet River. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Veterans need our help Nov 13, 2009
In 1944, as Congress contemplated legislation to provide millions of returning World War II veterans with the opportunity for free college educations or vocational training, the University of Chicago's president, Robert Maynard Hutchins, worried that it would bring pressure on institutions of higher learning to accept huge numbers of unqualified students ... When the Depression struck, World War I veterans marched on Washington demanding early payment of a promised bonus, and were dispersed,... (Juneau Empire)
A Belated Veterans Day Post Nov 12, 2009
Posted on November 11th, 2009 by. MINT-AND-CORN COUNTRY, INDIANA I haven t a plethora of family who have served: One grandfather, a handful of great-uncles, an aunt who was an Air Force nurse, and an uncle who was a reservist. (The American Conservative)
Wetumpka Vets Day observance planned Nov 12, 2009
For 90 years Americans have recognized the historical significance of the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month the anniversary of the armistice signed to end World War I, the war to end all wars ... with observances of the anniversary of the end of World War I. The name Armistice Day was officially approved by Congress in 1926 and became a national holiday in 1938. (Wetumpka Herald, AL)
