U.S. soldiers of Combined Security Transition Command observe silence at a ceremony marking Veterans Day in Kabul, November 11, 2008.(Omar Sobhani/Reuters)
The Great War Remembered 90 Years Later -- USA Today
The War to End All Wars ended on Nov. 11, 1918. The Veterans Administration has a history of the holiday now known as Veterans Day. So does the U.S. Army.
Harry Patch, 110, fought for the British in France. "It is not just an honor for me but for an entire generation," he said at a ceremony today, according to AFP. "It is important to remember the dead from both sides of the conflict. Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims."
You'll find a list of the war's casualties, by country, at Infoplease. Here's the Defense Department's latest report on the human cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Obama to mark Veterans Day with wreath-laying -- Yahoo News/AP
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times
Veterans Day -- Washington Post editorial
Echo of a Distant War -- New York Times editorial
Soldiers of the Great War -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Serving Those Who Served -- Washington Times editorial
The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps -- Washington Post opinion
Harry Patch, 110, fought for the British in France. "It is not just an honor for me but for an entire generation," he said at a ceremony today, according to AFP. "It is important to remember the dead from both sides of the conflict. Irrespective of the uniforms we wore, we were all victims."
You'll find a list of the war's casualties, by country, at Infoplease. Here's the Defense Department's latest report on the human cost of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Read more ....
More News On Veterans Day
Obama to mark Veterans Day with wreath-laying -- Yahoo News/AP
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times
Veterans Day -- Washington Post editorial
Echo of a Distant War -- New York Times editorial
Soldiers of the Great War -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Serving Those Who Served -- Washington Times editorial
The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps -- Washington Post opinion
Obama to mark Veterans Day with wreath-laying -- Yahoo News/AP
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times
Veterans Day -- Washington Post editorial
Echo of a Distant War -- New York Times editorial
Soldiers of the Great War -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Serving Those Who Served -- Washington Times editorial
The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps -- Washington Post opinion
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times Opinion
Memory Day -- Los Angeles Times opinion
79% Have High Regard for U.S. Military This Veterans Day -- Yahoo News/Rasmussen
What is the Origin of Veterans Day? -- Yahoo News/Livescience
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times
Veterans Day -- Washington Post editorial
Echo of a Distant War -- New York Times editorial
Soldiers of the Great War -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Serving Those Who Served -- Washington Times editorial
The Soldier's Code My Mother Keeps -- Washington Post opinion
A Holiday to End All Wars -- New York Times Opinion
Memory Day -- Los Angeles Times opinion
79% Have High Regard for U.S. Military This Veterans Day -- Yahoo News/Rasmussen
What is the Origin of Veterans Day? -- Yahoo News/Livescience