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WWI Poem, 1948

“Just a thought And just to think – A slap of ink, embroiled the world in War! A fleet of ships through “U” boats slink – A Kaiser is no more.” I tried to find a source for this little, not-quite-rhyming poem, that was near the end of my great-grandfather’s WWI memoir,  but I came […]

Posted byDerek DahlsadNovember 12, 2011March 11, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags: 1910s, 1940s, poetry, WWI1 Comment on WWI Poem, 1948

Armistice Day, 1910s.

Today is Armistice Day, commemorating November 11, 1918. It first was just a celebration of the end of the largest war the world had ever seen, but as time passed and we saw that, no, wars could get much, much worse, the day was changed to Veteran’s Day, honoring those who fought in those wars.

Posted byDerek DahlsadNovember 11, 2008March 11, 2014Posted inUncategorizedTags: 1910s, armistice day, soldiers, veterans day, WWI2 Comments on Armistice Day, 1910s.
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