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Veterans Day 2011

Veterans Day 2011. North Highland Elementary School. http:// www.photohome.com /photos/flag-pictures/american-flag-2.html. History of veterans day.

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Veterans Day 2011

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  1. Veterans Day 2011 North Highland Elementary School http://www.photohome.com/photos/flag-pictures/american-flag-2.html

  2. 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."

  3. World War I Veteran Captain quincy Ayres http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.37554/

  4. World War I Staff Sergeant Edward Bayon

  5. 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.

  6. World War II Technical sergeant Joseph Abbondondelo Injured as a Prisoner of War http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.48023/

  7. On this day • We honor our veterans. • We remember their service. • We thank them for their sacrifice.

  8. 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.

  9. 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.

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

  11. army

  12. Navy

  13. Marine Corps

  14. Air force

  15. Coast Guard

  16. 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.

  17. 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)

  18. World War I • 1914-1918

  19. 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.

  20. World War II • 1939-1945

  21. InfantrymanVincent 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.

  22. 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.

  23. 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.

  24. 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.

  25. 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.

  26. 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.

  27. World War II

  28. 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.

  29. Korean War • 1950-1953

  30. Korean War Major Norman Adams survived a terrible plane crash and being a prisoner of war. http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.47493/

  31. First Sergeant James Allen

  32. Vietnam War • 1961-1975

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

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

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

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

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

  38. Persian Gulf War • 1991

  39. Persian Gulf War 944th Aeromedical Staging Squadron http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.33416/

  40. Afghanistan and Iraq Wars • 2001-present

  41. Life in the desert http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  42. Military convoy http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  43. iraq http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  44. Currently serving http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  45. Currently serving http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  46. Currently serving Captain Luis Almaguer http://lcweb2.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/story/loc.natlib.afc2001001.34147/album

  47. http://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/PamelaDavisPhotography.jpghttp://www.iheartfaces.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/PamelaDavisPhotography.jpg

  48. http://pinterest.com/pin/259379259758372557/

  49. Thank you, Veterans!!!

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