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One year
after World War I drew to a close, President Woodrow Wilson declared
November 11, 1919 as Armistice Day--a national holiday to celebrate victory
in "the war to end all wars." Yet the dream of world of peace was soon shattered
as first World War II, then the Korean Conflict called America's troops back
to the battlefield. In 1954, Armistice Day was re-named as Veterans Day,
a fitting tribute to all the men and women who have defended the cause of
freedom around the world.
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