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Old 11-11-2007, 08:00 PM   #2
Wsjltrhe

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Here's a video you might enjoy Ben:


http://youtube.com/watch?v=hC9MCrhlnZs

We call it Veteran's day here, I think probably because we already had a Memorial Day. Originally designated "Decoration Day", a day to remember the civil war dead began in the northern states in 1866. In an attempt to lure the southern states into joining the celebration the name was changed to Memorial Day in 1882. After the end of WW1 the US began celebrating "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, then in 1954 changed the name to Veteran's Day in order to include veterans of WW2 and Korea.
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