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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1984
Page
2
Crowds across the nation marked Veterans Day with parades vigils and memorials. Boston saw 25000 attendees in rain through downtown and past the Statehouse. Washington held a mass at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. Memorials opened in Greenville and New Orleans.
About 10000 Ohio residents joined Veterans Day ceremonies in Washington D C with praise for President Reagan. Earl Corell of Cincinnati Vietnam Vets of America says Reagan’s addressing of veterans and focus on MIA POW issues give hope to resolving prisoners of war cases. Corell plans to seek national VVA leadership next year while noting ongoing mayor and government support. Parades and events were scheduled around Ohio as government offices closed.
President Reagan led Veterans Day ceremonies at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial praising the wall as a symbol of past and current sacrifice. Veterans like John Wisdom and Jim Goss shared moving reflections as thousands observed the day, with Wisdom shedding tears beside the wall and recalling comrades after 1968 injuries.
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