VFW Post to recognize veterans on Nov. 11


COVINGTON — In 1918, on the 11th hour, the 11th day, the 11th month, an armistice was declared between the Allied countries of the United Kingdom, France, the United States, Japan and Italy and the Central Powers of the German army.
This ceasefire marked the end of World War I. Not long after, war broke out in Europe. World War II saw the greatest mobilization of the U.S. military in the nation’s history. More than 16 million people died in WWII, and nearly 6 million more in the Korean War. As a...

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