Veterans Day 2011

Veterans Day 2011North Highland Elementary

School

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History of veterans day

•On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War."

World War I Veteran Captain quincy Ayres

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World War I Staff Sergeant Edward Bayon

Veterans day

•Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans-living or dead-but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.

World War II Technical sergeant Joseph Abbondondelo

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Injured as a Prisoner of War

On this day•We honor our veterans. •We remember their service.

•We thankthem for their sacrifice.

Today’s veterans•The brave men and women

who serve and protect the U.S. come from all walks of life; they are parents, children and grandparents. They are friends, neighbors and coworkers, and an important part of their communities. Here are some facts about the current veteran population of the United States.

Facts about our Veterans

•9.2 million veterans are over the age of 65.

•1.9 million veterans are under the age of 35.

•1.8 million veterans are women.

Our veterans•Army•Marine Corps•Navy•Air Force•Coast Guard

army

Navy

Marine Corps

Air force

Coast Guard

Veterans day at Arlington national cemetery

Veterans Day: Remembering the Armistice. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:14, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/veterans-day-remembering-the-armistice.

Wars fought by our brave Veterans

•World War I•World War II•Korean War•Vietnam War•Persian Gulf War•Iraq and Afghanistan Wars (War on Terror)

World War I

•1914-1918

World War I: Trench Warfare

World War I: Trench Warfare. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:38, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/world-war-i-trench-warfare.

World War II

•1939-1945

Infantryman Vincent ReedWorld War II

Veterans Day: Remembering the Armistice. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:16, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/veterans-day-remembering-the-armistice.

Friedman’s 313th Machine Gun Company

Veterans Day: Remembering the Armistice. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:20, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/veterans-day-remembering-the-armistice.

318th Engineers Regiment-World War II

Veterans Day: Remembering the Armistice. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:14, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/veterans-day-remembering-the-armistice.

Arch Lewis, Jr.: As part of the 101st Airborne Division, paratrooper Arch Lewis Jr. was one of more than 6,000

advance troops to enter Normandy in the hours before D-Day.

Voices of D-Day. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:26, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/voices-of-d-day.

Harvey Warren: enlisted in the Navy after Pearl Harbor and trained as a photographic intelligence specialist. In the months leading up to

D-Day, his unit studied reconnaissance photos of the French coast that would be used for the invasion of Normandy.

Voices of D-Day. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:29, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/voices-of-d-day.

Harry FriedmanWorld War II

Veterans Day: Remembering the Armistice. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:20, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/veterans-day-remembering-the-armistice.

World War II

End of World War II: Celebrating victory over Japan

End of World War II. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:40, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/end-of-world-war-ii.

Korean War

•1950-1953

Korean War

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Major Norman Adams survived a terrible plane crash and being a prisoner of war.

First Sergeant James Allen

Vietnam War

•1961-1975

Marines in vietnam

Vietnam War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:31, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/vietnam-war.

Vietnam

Vietnam War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:31, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/vietnam-war.

Vietnam

Vietnam War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:31, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/vietnam-war.

Lives of sacrifice

Vietnam War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:31, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/vietnam-war.

Paratroopers

Vietnam War. (2011). The History Channel website. Retrieved 9:31, November 7, 2011, from http://www.history.com/photos/vietnam-war.

Persian Gulf War

•1991

Persian Gulf War

944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron

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Afghanistan and Iraq Wars

•2001-present

Life in the desert

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Military convoy

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iraq

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Currently serving

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Currently serving

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Currently serving

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Captain Luis Almaguer

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Thank you, Veterans!!!

References• http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/

vetday_faq.asp (Veterans Day punctuation)• http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-veter

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• http://www.todaysmilitary.com/service-branches