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Sunday, November 15, 2009

Local veterans honored, forum tackles homefront issues

Dedication to America
Local veterans honored; forum tackles homefront issues

by Timothy J. Carroll

Hoboken hosted two events last week to honor local servicemen and servicewomen for Veterans Day, once known as Armistice Day to remember the end of World War I.

Dubbed by Woodrow Wilson the “War To End All Wars,” World War I ended in the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Unfortunately, WWI did not end all wars.

On Wednesday, Nov. 11, local veterans and other city officials gathered at Pier A Park to remember fallen soldiers and pay tribute to others who served.

At 11 a.m., they observed a moment of silence and rang a bell 11 times in memory of Armistice Day.

“When I came home, what I did, I cannot tell you those things, but God was with me.” – Orlando Addeo



On Wednesday night, the city and other sponsors conducted a public forum on veterans’ homefront issues. The forum featured a shortened version of a play dealing with suicide among veterans, a documentary film about soldiers’ homefront groups, and a discussion about post-war issues.

Mayor Dawn Zimmer attended the forum and asked all veterans in the audience to stand before the forum began so that everyone could show appreciation for their service.
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