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Sterling Middle Schools Veterans & Their Families First Call Sound as a warning that personnel will prepare to assemble for a formation

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Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans

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On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in WW1.

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Mr. Guinthers Family

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President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919.

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Mrs. Johns

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Armistice Day became Veterans Day, in 1938.

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Official ceremonies for Veterans Day center around the Tomb of the Unknowns.

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Mrs. Lights Family

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2.8 million veterans served during the Korean War (1950-1953). 2.6 million veterans served during World War II (1941-1945).

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5.2 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991). 7.8 million veterans served during the Vietnam War era (1964-1975)

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Approximately 6 million veterans served in peacetime. There are currently 2,317,761 men and women in uniform

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Mrs. Reyes Family

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9.2 million veterans are over 65. 1.8 million veterans are women. 1.9 million veterans are under 35

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Since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, about 2.5 million members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and related Reserve and National Guard units have been deployed.

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Mrs. Stricklands Family

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5 states have more than 1 million veterans in among their population: California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania

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An Army honor guard, the 3d U.S. Infantry keeps day and night vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.

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Mrs. Voellingers Family

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At exactly 11 a.m. on Nov 11, a color guard, of members from each of the military branches, renders honors at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

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Mrs. Whites Family

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The nation's tribute is symbolized by the laying of a presidential wreath

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The nation's tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the playing of Taps

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