Veterans Day
2002
Ketchikan,
Alaska
November 11, 2002
Monday - 2:30 pm
Veterans Day
2002 - November 11th
The United States Coast Guard's Color Guard led the march
to Centennial Square where Monday morning's Veterans Day ceremony
was held.
photo by Dick Kauffman
Ketchikan, Alaska - On the
11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, Ketchikan had an
opportunity to celebrate and to give appropriate thanks and recognition
to those who have served & who serve our country as did Americans
across our great nation.
Veterans Day Messages
 A Grateful
Nation's Debt Transcends Veterans Day ...
by Ronald F. Conley
To All Veterans
- Thank You For The Freedom Enjoyed By All Americans...
by Senator Frank Murkowski (Alaska's governor-elect)
A Time To
Honor Those Who Have Served ...
by Senator Ted Stevens
A Veterans Day
Message ...
by Congressman Don Young
Profile America
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To This Story In RealAudio - Monday, November 11th. This
is Veterans Day - and all across the country, events will honor
all the men and women who have served our country to preserve
its freedom. Originally, the holiday was known as Armistice Day,
marking the end of World War I in 1918. By the time of the Korean
War, the name was changed to Veterans Day to include all who
have served in the armed forces. Today, there are some 25-million
living American veterans - including 1.2- million women. Some
3-thousand survive who served in World War I; just under 6-million
from World War II; 4-million from the Korean conflict; 8-million
from Vietnam; and more than 2-million from the Persian Gulf War.
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