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From the birth of our nation,
to the march towards Baghdad, for over two hundred years our country has depended on a select group of patriots who have answered the call to service. This week, as we honor their enormous contributions and many sacrifices to our nation, it is important to remember that we owe the many freedoms that we enjoy to our veterans. As poet Thomas Campbell wrote, “The patriot’s blood is the seed of Freedom’s tree.”
November 11 was given universal recognition to celebrate the end of World War I fighting at 11 a.m. on November 11,1918 - thus, the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. This day first became known as “Armistice Day.” If only the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was “the War to end all wars,” November 11 might still be called that. But the enemy of
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