Category: Veteran’s Day 2011
Remembering Our Heroes
For most people, Veterans Day is just like any other, except the banks are closed, the mail isn’t delivered and some schools shut down for the day.
Little is known about the Kentuckian who helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima
It’s one of the most iconic pictures in American history. This one photograph captured the nation’s pulse.
Louisville’s 2011 Veterans Day Parade
The City Of Louisville officially honored its veterans with a parade and massing of the Colors on Nov. 11 on Main Street.
Remembering those divided
During the Civil War, Louisville was home to a military prison, located on Broadway between 10th and 11th streets.
American Legion honors the fallen
Members of the American Legion Shawnee Post 193, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3204, American Legion Auxillary Shawnee Unit 193 and Sons Of The American Legion Squadron 193 along with the Louisville Pipe Drum and Fire presented a wreath at the base of the World War II memorial at Fifth and Jefferson streets on Veterans Day.
Area Veterans recall stories of honor and valor during their service
At precisely 11:11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 2011, an enormous American flag fluttered in the breeze over West Main Street.
WWII Vet remembers Christmas
Three months after the Allied invasion of Normandy, William Brundage Sr. was 20 years old when he parachuted out of a plane into Belgium.
Korea: Montford Point remembered
By the time Thomas Cork enlisted in the Marines, President Franklin Roosevelt had ordered integration within the military, but all-black units were not common.
Vietnam Vet taking care of others
In 1968, with the memory of the Vietnam’s Tet Offensive fresh, 19-year-old Marine Sam Gaylord entered service during the long and bloody Battle of Hué.
