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Oakdale Elementary to Host Veterans Day Program
All veterans are welcome to attend the program.
Oakdale Elementary School will hold its Veterans Day program at 9:15 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11.
All veterans are welcome to attend the event.
Veterans Day originated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. The day honors military veterans with parades and speeches across the nation. A national ceremony takes place at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
Oakdale Elementary is located at 821 Glenbrook Ave. N.
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