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Veterans Day

• 11.11.08
  Music and Movie Tuesdays … And TV Shows Too! Music | (0)

  Welcome back to Music and Movie Tuesdays ... and TV Shows Too!  MMT fans, today is Veteran's Day, so I'd like to talk about movies involving Veterans. Band of Brothers [Blu-ray] (2001) Band of Brothers is a based-on-a-true-story miniseries from HBO about Easy Company, a famous company that participated in many important battles in WWII, from D-Day to the Battle of the Bulge to the liberation of concentration camps.  The series has won numerous awards, including six Emmys.  It is a wonderful tribute to the heroism and dedication of the greatest generation. Firefly: The Complete Series [Blu-ray] Firefly is one of my favorite tv ...

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• 11.11.08
  Happy Veterans Day! Holidays and Events | (0)

  Happy Veterans Day! Today we honor and celebrate all the military veterans who have served our country. While Veterans Day sales may be the first to come to mind, Veterans Day has quite a bit of history to it. First observed in 1919 to commemorate the anniversary of Armistice Day, when a peace treaty was signed into effect between the Allies and German forces on November 11, 1918 at 11 o'clock, thus ending World War I.  It was later changed to honor all veterans of WWI, WWII and the Korean War in 1954 by President Eisenhower. So whether you're attending ...

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