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** Welcome to Gary Elementary School Wiki **** Honoring Our Veterans **** 2011-2012 ** ** Honor - Respect - Remember ** All those whom we have asked to stand in harm’s way to protect and defend our great country and freedom as our way of life. They are the true American Heroes and we have an obligation to pay tribute to them by celebrating the freedoms they fought for and stand to insure.

November 11 is a day on which many people around the world honor those who died at war. It began as a celebration of the peace after World War I ended. This date was chosen because on November 11, 1918, an armistice (truce) was signed that ended World War 1. In the USA, November 11 is called Veterans Day, and honors the men and women who served in the US Armed Forces. Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day. Armistice Day became an official US federal holiday in 1938. The holiday was renamed Veterans' Day in 1954, and became an official holiday honoring all US veterans. Veterans Day is observed on November 11 each year in the USA. November 11 is called Armistice Day in many countries (including France, New Zealand, and others). In Canada, Australia, and the UK, November 11 is called Remembrance Day or Poppy Day (named after the red flower that bloomed so profusely on the bloody battlefields of Europe). **CPS Library Databases** [] **Links for all topics related to the Military**

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 **The Invention Of The Submarine** This document outlines the evolution of the submarine from a concept to a working system. [|[1 SUBMARINES CONSIDERED / BUSHNELL'S TURTLE / FULTON'S NAUTILUS]] [|[2 BAUER'S SUBMARINES / LE PLONGEUR / CONFEDERATE SUBMERSIBLES]] [|[3 INVENTION OF THE TORPEDO]] [|[4 GARRETT & NORDENFELT / FRENCH EXPERIMENTS]] [|[5 HOLLAND & LAKE]] [|[6 THE FIRST SUBMARINE FLEETS]] [|[7 COMMENTS, SOURCES, & REVISION HISTORY]]
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[|**__WEBCAST: Dog Tags: History, Stories & Folklore__**] // 04/09/2012 01:34 PM EDT // [] The 100th anniversary of the official use of American personal identity tags, affectionately known as "dog tags," recently passed without fanfare. Dog tags are highly personal items to warriors of every service and to their <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">families as well. Each dog tag carries its own human-interest story. **War and Military Pilot Programs for Women** []

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