Veterans Day at the US Air Force Memorial; conversation and lunch after
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The Armistice Agreement ending World War I was signed in a rail car at Compiegne, France, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. (Compiegne is very much worth a visit next time you're in France. And while you're there, DO NOT MISS the nearby chateaux of Pierrefonds and Chantilly.)
Armistice Day is commemorated among all of the nations that fought “this war to end all wars”
Armistice Day was re-designated Veterans Day in 1965 in the United States, to honor US Veterans of ALL wars.
The United States Air Force Memorial is the last military service monument to be erected in the National Capital Region.
There will be a wreath laying ceremony and a two-minute moment of silence to commemorate those members of the U.S. armed forces who have been killed during war.
The ceremony begins at 11:00 am. We will assemble at 10:30 am in front of Dama Pastry and Restaurant, 1503 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204 and walk the short distance to the Memorial.
After visiting the Memorial, we'll head for lunch and conversation at William Jeffrey's Tavern, 2301 Columbia Pike, Arlington, VA 22204.
