Armistice Day – The 11th Hour of the 11th Day of the 11th Month 1918

100 YEARS AGO

Celebration of the end of WWI, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Photograph shows crowds filling streets surrounding City Hall in celebration of Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, with replica Statue of Liberty.

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ksbeth says:

Sunday, 11 November 2018 at 8:36 AM

wonderful post

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Bunk Strutts says:

Sunday, 11 November 2018 at 2:43 PM

ksbeth– This post includes a letter home from my Uncle Walter, 19 years old in 1918, and stationed at the front lines. He saw a lot. Unfortunately he died before I was old enough to ask him about it.

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