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Veterans Day origins and evolution across nations
The piece traces Veterans Day from Armistice Day in 1919 through its 1954 re designation. It recalls World War I celebrations, wreaths and speeches, profound reverence at Arlington, and the unknown soldier monuments in Paris London and Washington. It notes later wars and the tombs of the unknowns.
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Washington
America
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Belgium
France
National Geographic Society
Europe
New York
Enrico Caruso
Paris
Georgia
Woodrow Wilson
Britain
Westminster Abbey
Whitehall
London
Arlington
Iale
Capitol
Arlington Cemetery
Belleau Wood
Normandy
Two Jima
Korea