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The Candle in the Window

From earliest times to the present home has always been more than a simple shelter from the elements. Home also represents family and loved ones as well as a place where its members are always welcome. What...

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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.70

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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Poster commemorating Armistice Day.72

On the Eleventh Hour, of the Eleventh Day, in the Eleventh Month...

I'm making a special hub because today is Veteran's Day, once known as Armistice Day. When I was in the classroom I would start off by telling the students about the end of WWI. "At the eleventh hour of...

14 comments    peace soldiers hatred
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The Tears That Won't...

The Tears That Won't...I was thinking about tears today, and of the many slides of life where they appear, mostly unbidden.... The tears of joy, expressed by a proud parent when a child is born... The...

97 comments    love poetry poem
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Halloween Pages of a Different Color - Alternative Themes

Autumn is a beautiful season in North America, full of brightly turning colors in the wind, bonfires in the cool evenings, apple picking by the bushels, caramel sauce, pumpkin pies, fresh vegetable soups made...

13 comments    family how to children
Veterans Day clip art "Remember Our Veterans"80

Free Patriotic Clip Art for Veterans Day

Honor those who have fought for America over the years with this free veterans clip art.

6 comments    arts veterans patriotic
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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...

8 comments    holiday france world war ii
President Franklin Roosevelt smoking a cigarette in his trademark cigarette holder.93

Some Smoking War Tales

Most battlefield photos of modern soldiers taken immediately after battle usually depict an unshaven and weary GI with a cigarette hanging from the corner of his mouth. This is such a common sight in modern...

4 comments    health education children
Free vintage post cards for Memorial Day: Honor the brave78

Free Vintage Post Cards for Memorial and Veterans Day

It's not necessarily traditional to send cards to US military veterans for Memorial Day or Veterans Day, but there's no reason not to start that tradition right now using these patriotic vintage post cards.

9 comments    arts veterans memorial day
Me in Rawah, Iraq, Sept 200576

Veterans Day Message

Me in Rawah, Iraq, Sept 2005 I didn't know how to classify this Hub because there are no tags that reflect honor, sacrifice, bravery, and heroism. This day, Veterans' Day, used to mean very little to me. I...

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