Veterans Day

November 11, 2009

Good Morning

Today is a special day because it commemorates the end of the

WAR that ended all WARs ! !

The first Armistice Day

was scheduled to end World War I

The 11th hour . . . of

The 11th day . . . of

The 11th month

Ninty-one years ago

November 11, 1918

But . . . .

World War II

Korea

Vietnam

Desert Storm

Global War On Terror

“The American Soldier who lies here did not give his life on the fields of France merely to defend his American home for the moment that was passing. He gave it so that his family, his neighbors and all his fellow Americans might

live in peace in the days to come . . . ”. President F.D.R.

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Hometown USA . . Our Grandparents and families ! !

Rosie, the riveter, with an A

decal on her car.

Civil Def. Spotter

Recycling

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Hometown USA . . Our Grandparents and families ! !

“We send our youngest

and finest off to

War” . . . . . SO . . .

Lets Keep The PEACE ! ! !(Winston Churchill)

“Here we and all who shall herewith live in freedom will be reminded that to these men and their comrades we owe a debt to be paid with grateful remembrance of their sacrifice and with the high resolve that the cause for which they died shall live”.

General of the Army. Dwight D. Eisenhower

Everyday Heroes ALWAYS existThey are found in our

Homes Community

Schools Workplaces

A lasting PEACE

depends on all of

US ! ! !

Active citizenship,

and patriotism

can and will

make a real difference ! !

It’s still

up to

YOU and Me ! !

Freedom

has never been

Free ! ! !

Thank Youfor being an interested group

a and for having us here today ! - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Our efforts were and are made with you and your futures in mind ! ! !

The RichlandAmerican Legion Post 548

Points to ponderEach veteran was from “hometown USA”:

How did they transition from home to war ?

How did they keep in touch ?

What effected them the most ?

Did they know what was going on at home ?

How easy / hard was it to come home ?

What was on the minds of the “young people” in your day ?

Your Questions are welcome ! ! !(encouraged)

You can base them on anything you have

read about talked about in class

heard from family or friends seen in movies / TV / historical sites.