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Tag: Veterans
Late Stage Civil War Veterans
Remembering Dad
Wyatt McCain, 8, from North Pole, Alaska, looks upon his father’s grave at the National Cemetery on Memorial Day on May 28, 2012 in Arlington, Virginia. His dad, Army SFC Johnathan McCain, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in November 2011.
Hats Of Civil War Veterans
According to the photo, these men were veterans who “fought with their masters” about 50 years prior and won their freedom.
Post #1111 On 11/11
Little Francis Albert
In truth, the eldest son holding both parents’ hands is not Frank Sinatra strolling the streets of Hoboken. It’s a portrait of post-war life, in the biggest Veterans’ Village in the United States, fresh out of the 1947 Oklahoma and Agricultural & Mechanical College yearbook. So if this man looks a bit too old for the university, it’s because he sacrificed part of his youth to serve in WWII, and now it was time to get his learnin’ on.
With the Baby Boom in full effect, veteran students needed houses for their growing families, located near campus. This is where the family lived.
Gratitude To All Who Served, Part II
And to my great-uncle, Al, who is still going strong as well–Happy Veteran’s Day!
Gratitude To All Who Served, Part I
And to my 93-year-old grandfather, Happy Veteran’s Day!
Home Of The Brave
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