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Veterans Day November 11th

Veteran's Day is a day set aside to honor the veterans of America's wars. It was originally known as Armistice Day to commemorate the official ending of hostilities in World War I - which occurred at the...

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Veterans Day-God Bless Our Troops

November 11th we will be observing Veterans Day and I for one am proud to honor all our Marines, Airmen, Army, Navy, and Coast guard men and women who are presently wearing or ever have worn an American...

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In Flanders Fields

The last entry of the First World War poetry series "Shell Shocked Isabel Shrapnel" is a Special about the most famous poem from the First World War: In Flanders Fields, by John McCrae.

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idea bank: creating your own personalized calendar

one might notice that the Spabbian Calendar is, in fact, composed of only tuesdays and wednesdays. as to this month's holidayz, all saintz fallz on the first tuesday of the month religiously so nothing...

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A Poet of the Great War: Wilfred Owen

Wilfred Edward Salter Owen (1893-1918) was an English poet and soldier. He is regarded by many as the leading poet of "the Great War". His work is shocking and realistic with its focus upon the horrors of...

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“I’ll Be Seeing You in All the Old Familiar Places”

11 November 2006 It is a full hour before the parade starts and I see trucks passing in front of me dropping saw dust onto the black empty streets that are usually thick with sound and metal. “Must be...

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Detail from one of many public scupltures celebrating Liverpool's colourful past.71

More Liverpool Photos

Detail from one of many public scupltures celebrating Liverpool's colourful past. Many of the places photographed by Richard no longer exist, having made way for new enterprise, luxury apartments, hotels and...

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Joseph Ambrose, an 86-year-old World War I veteran, attends the dedication day parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982, holding the flag that covered the casket of his son, who had been killed in the Korean War.65

Thank you to all my soliders

Usually celebrated on November 11, Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring military veterans. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, the anniversary...

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Rant

Why can I not get away with being an irrational, over sesitive, irritaitng tit who bursts into tears without reason every 28 days. why do people (really!!) look like their dogs. Why do pretentious...

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Remnants

 This is a poem that was written by my daughter, Sarah, and we are thrilled to share this piece with fellow hubbers.  She is just turning 14 and has been reading various hubs on this site.  She has...

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