Help Us Honor St. Louis Fallen World War I HEROES!
LEST WE FORGET...News
Friday July 3, 2009
Memories Car Club had their monthly cruise at Life Christian Church, at the meeting it was decided to donate the proceeds for the 50/50 for the evening to the Lest We Forget WWI Memorial Fund. Skip Berger & Gramps setup an information area where they had flyers, posters & one of the Gold Star plaques on display.
The weather was great and there was a big crowd as always at the Memories Cruise. When the evening was over Memories Car Club Presented us with a check for $532, with the money from the donation jar we had on the table the total came to over $600.
We thank Memories Car Club and it's patrons for their generosity
Wednesday April 1st, 2009
KSDK News CoverageMike Owens from KSDK TV in St. Louis came and did a follow up story on the Gold Star disk. He talked with Ralph Wiechert and Skip Berger about the status of the project. The story was aired on the KSDK 10 o'clock news.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Today's veterans want to honor World War I brothers in arms
by Steve Birmingham
from Suburban Journals
Skip Berger has a new mission - make sure his fellow brothers in arms are recognized forever. The commander of Rollo-Calcaterra American Legion Post 15 said he only needs one reason to make sure the 753 bronze plaques memorializing the veterans of World War I are enshrined at a place of honor - he's a veteran.Read full story
Veterans Day
Veterans Day, formerly know as Armistice Day was originally a holiday reserved for honoring World War 1 veterans and to mark the unofficial end of "The Great War." and to honor the veterans who served during World War I. The official ending of "The Great War"was the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, however, fighting end seven months earlier when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918 is considered as the unofficial end of World War I. On May 13, 1938 an Act of Congress maade the 11th of November in each year is a legal holiday known as Armistice Day.|Veterans Day, formerly know as Armistice Day was originally a holiday reserved for honoring World War 1 veterans and to mark the unofficial end of "The Great War." and to honor the veterans who served during World War I. The official ending of "The Great War"was the signing of the Treaty of Versailles on June 28, 1919, however, fighting end seven months earlier when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918 is considered as the unofficial end of World War I. On May 13, 1938 an Act of Congress maade the 11th of November in each year is a legal holiday known as Armistice Day. World War II had required the greatest mobilization of soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen in the Nation’s history; after American forces had fought aggression in Korea, the 83rd Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. Later that same year, on October 8th, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first "Veterans Day Proclamation" which stated: "In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans' organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans' Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible."