Fun Fact Friday with Special Collections

Today we are celebrating Veterans Day.

Veterans Day, originally known as Armistice Day, is observed every year on Nov. 11. It is a day to honor military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. In other countries, today is known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, a day marking the anniversary of the end of World War I.

The poppy was chosen as the sign of remembrance because it appeared across the battlefields in northern France and Belgium. In 1954 the day was renamed Veterans Day. Today, we would like to take a moment to thank all of the veterans out there for their service.

Here in Special Collections, there are several collections that were donated by or about veterans. Information about these veterans and their experiences in war can be found in:

• William M. Grout Photographs, Collection 143
• Roland Chiasson Collection, Collection 217
• Edmond Tate and M. Vernice Savoie Collection, Collection 373
• Rodney Hamilton Collection, Collection 498
• World War II Collection, Manuscript 1
• Frank Lloyd Martin Papers, Manuscript 62
• Harold O. Cottrell Letters, Manuscript 126
• Willard Hebert World War II Letters, Manuscript 147

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