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Description: "... a World War II veteran from Birmingham named Raymond Weeks had an idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans. In 1947 he led a delegation to Washington, D.C. to urge then-Army Chief of Staff General Dwight Eisenhower to create a national holiday that honored all veterans. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed legislation establishing November 11th as Veterans Day. Weeks led the first National Veterans Day Parade in 1947 in Alabama, and he continued the tradition until his passing in 1985." The Birmingham, Alabama, Veterans Day Parade began in 1947, and continues to this day.
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Subject: Festivals -- Alabama -- Birmingham, Parades -- Alabama -- Birmingham, Veterans Day -- Alabama -- Birmingham, Veterans -- Alabama -- Birmingham , National Veterans Day (Birmingham, Ala.)
Creator: Weeks, Raymond, National Veterans Day (Birmingham, Ala.)
Language: English
Format: 1 archived website
Type: Websites
Date: Began in: ??
Collector: Birmingham Public Library (Alabama)
Contributor: Weeks, Raymond
Rights: This content is freely available online.
Identifier: Access: https://archive-it.org/collections/11147 , URL at time of capture: http://nationalveteransday.org/
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