Its a day of parades and speeches. And for some, a day of reverence and reflection. sheila brian mooar has the story from washington. Their liveve. And for vets loooong to make their lives bett he called for improved health care, education and job opportunities. Sot obama 4753 our veterans will tell you themselves they may have put away their uniforms, but theyre not finished serving their country. For the greatest generation. There was a tribute at the World War Two memorial. And a much smaller gathering at a diner in davenport, iowow where locals gave their thanknk to john massick whos celebrating his 100th birthday appropriately enough on veterans day. Sot 1 101 12 im very proud of this man. Brian mooar, nbc news. Veterans day was originally known as Armistice Day honoring the end of world war one. It was officially changed by congress, and president eisenhower, in 1954 to honor veterans of all wars. sheila here in northwest iowa, there were several events honoring veterans, as well
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A Tesco Express opening feels like hardly news but, in a Bristol neighbourhood, a long campaign was fought ten years ago to stop one from opening.
The new supermarket along Cheltenham Road did open its doors back in April 2011 but, with tensions running high in the area because of this, riots ended up breaking out after a raid on a squat opposite the Tesco on April 21 that same year.
When mud and muck stood in the way of walkers, runners and wheelchair athletes being able to enjoy a 14-mile trek through the woods of King George County, volunteers across the community rallied to build a bridge over troubled water.
Make that 120 feet of elevated bridges and boardwalks, known in trail terms as âbog boards,â that the Friends of the Dahlgren Railroad Heritage Trail put in place. Along with others who heard about the effort, the Friends rustled up old railroad ties from elsewhere on the path and put down new lumber in time for the Sheetz-to-Sheetz Trail Run, planned Saturday.
When mud and muck stood in the way of walkers, runners and wheelchair athletes being able to enjoy a 14-mile trek through the woods of King George County, volunteers across the community rallied to build a bridge over troubled water.