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Join us next Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. for a special Veterans Day program when local veterans will take part in a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about their own experiences at war.
Video of this program will be available from AVN on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
One of our local veterans is WWII Sgt. Frederick Carmichael, who was drafted in 1943 at age 19, and served in the 87th Infantry Division, 347th Infantry Regiment, Company F, as part of Patton's Third Army in Europe. Carmichael says that after returning from the war he didn't want to talk about his experiences at all. But years later he and his fellow surviving Company F members decided they should write about the war, and now you can read Carmichael's own words and memories about WWII on Military.com's A Veteran's Story.
For more information on this and other Historical Society programs at the Library, visit the Arlington Historical Society or contact Diane Gates at 703-228-5955 / [email protected]. And learn more about the history of Veterans Day and ways to commemorate veterans on our Veterans Day Research Guide.
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Arlington Veterans Tell Their Stories - Nov. 4
Join us next Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7:00 p.m. for a special Veterans Day program when local veterans will take part in a panel discussion and question-and-answer session about their own experiences at war.
Video of this program will be available from AVN on Veterans Day, Nov. 11.
One of our local veterans is WWII Sgt. Frederick Carmichael, who was drafted in 1943 at age 19, and served in the 87th Infantry Division, 347th Infantry Regiment, Company F, as part of Patton's Third Army in Europe. Carmichael says that after returning from the war he didn't want to talk about his experiences at all. But years later he and his fellow surviving Company F members decided they should write about the war, and now you can read Carmichael's own words and memories about WWII on Military.com's A Veteran's Story.
- Arlington Central Library Auditorium
- Thursday, November 4, 7:00 p.m. ? 8:30 p.m. Add to your Google Calendar.
- Free, no registration required
For more information on this and other Historical Society programs at the Library, visit the Arlington Historical Society or contact Diane Gates at 703-228-5955 / [email protected]. And learn more about the history of Veterans Day and ways to commemorate veterans on our Veterans Day Research Guide.
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UPDATE 11/1: Please Note: For convenience, we've decided to cancel our Nov. 11 session in favor of public meetings at each of our locations (except Plaza) early next year. Dates and times will be posted online, on our social media and in our libraries....
- Arlington Reads 2011 Art Talk: "combat Paper Project" April 7
Work from the Combat Paper Project will be on exhibit at Central Library through the end of April, as part of Arlington Reads 2011, "The Soldier's Story: Serving Country and Community." Join us Thursday, April 7, 7:00 p.m. in the Central Library...
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Join us at Central Auditorium Thursday, Jan. 14, from 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. for a lecture titled Subversive Arlington: The American Nazi party and Gang Warfare of the 1960s, with local historian Charles Clark, author of several articles for Arlington Historical...
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Thursday August 13th, Frisby-Griffin the VFW Post Commander of Ronald Websty Post #2638, Madison held a discussion with community and veterans alike in the benefits available to veterans. Want to know more about assistance available check these out and...