Veterans Day November 11

Serving Those Who Served: Veteran's Day Ideas For Volunteering And Donating

Posted 01.08.2012

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Build A Home The Fischer House Foundation builds homes for family members on the grounds of major military and VA medical centers. The program servic...

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Vets Day: More Than a Ho Hum Holiday

Mike Causey | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Causey

Veterans Day is one of those holidays that a lot of American workers don't get. They don't get it in a couple of ways. And that's too bad both for them and for those the day honors.

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G.I. Joe and Lillie: A Song About World War II Vets Goes Viral

Joe Bonsall | Posted 05.25.2011

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A few years ago, I wrote a song about a young couple that served in the army during World War II. The song is about faith, patriotism and plain old American grit -- desire and hard work. It is the story of my parents.

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Honoring Our Veterans Today -- and Every Day

Kim Cattrall | Posted 05.25.2011

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Veterans Day -- which began more than half a century ago as a profound national holiday -- has now become little more than a day for people to skip work or a chance for shoppers to find a good sale. We should do better than that.

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Applebees, Krispy Kreme, Other Chains Offer Free Food To Military On Veterans Day

Posted 05.25.2011

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Several restaurant chains are offering active duty military free meals or other products on Veterans Day. Applebee's is offering free meals with proo...

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In Memoriam: The Boys of Praha

James Moore | Posted 05.25.2011

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If every leader of every country were made to visit Praha, Texas before declaring war, the world might be forever changed.

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79% Have High Regard for U.S. Military This Veterans Day

Yahoo! News | rasmussenreports.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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Seventy-nine percent (79%) of Americans have a favorable opinion of the U.S. military, and 45% regard Veterans Day as one of the nation's most importa...

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