LocallyAt the Eleventh Hour on the Eleventh Day of the Eleventh Month, The War to End all Wars was ended with the Armistice. That day is now known as Veterans Day.
On November 11th, 2009, Veterans of All Service Periods will be escorted from the VFW at Five Points and the American Legion across from the Library respectively, to the Veterans Day Services at Forest Lawn, by members of the Great Smokey Mountain AACA Car Club, The Hendersonville Antique Car Club, The Transylvania Car Club, The British Car Club, VW Club, and owners of Classic and Antique Cars.
The Cars will depart from the VFW and The American Legion; join together at the Legion and caravan down Main Street
Veterans and Car Owners wishing to participate should meet at 9:45 at The VFW or The American Legion for departure to the Park. Cars will return to their respective departure points approximately one half hour following the services.
For more information, call 696-4168.
(Image provided by Hendersonville Antique Car Club.)
Nationally
Check out this very good article, "Uncommon Calls to Duty"
On November 11th, 2009, Veterans of All Service Periods will be escorted from the VFW at Five Points and the American Legion across from the Library respectively, to the Veterans Day Services at Forest Lawn, by members of the Great Smokey Mountain AACA Car Club, The Hendersonville Antique Car Club, The Transylvania Car Club, The British Car Club, VW Club, and owners of Classic and Antique Cars.
The Cars will depart from the VFW and The American Legion; join together at the Legion and caravan down Main Street
Veterans and Car Owners wishing to participate should meet at 9:45 at The VFW or The American Legion for departure to the Park. Cars will return to their respective departure points approximately one half hour following the services.
For more information, call 696-4168.
(Image provided by Hendersonville Antique Car Club.)
Nationally
Check out this very good article, "Uncommon Calls to Duty"
"Every day and night since May of 2003, a group of people in Bangor, Maine, have been on call for an uncommon, self-appointed duty at the city's international airport: to greet every flight carrying troops returning from, or departing for, Iraq and Afghanistan."
A related TV show, "The Way We Get By" will be showing on PBS, Wednesday, 9:00PM to 10:00PM ET (check out local listings to be sure of date and time).
Also not to be missed this Veteran's Day, no matter what (according to the Wall Street Journal) is "Return to Duty" showing on MTV, Wednesday, November 11th from 9:00PM to 10:00PM.
Also not to be missed this Veteran's Day, no matter what (according to the Wall Street Journal) is "Return to Duty" showing on MTV, Wednesday, November 11th from 9:00PM to 10:00PM.
"Ryan Conklin was a participant on an MTV reality show called "The Real World: Brooklyn" early this spring when the real real world hit him in the face. After two blissful years, the U.S. Army recalled him to active duty as a gunner in Iraq."Internationally
I'd like to wish my nephew a safe Veteran's Day, currently in Baghdad on his third tour of duty.
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