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Eleventh hour of the Eleventh day of the Eleventh month
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I will always remember the words “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” coming from my grandfather Glenn Geddes on every Veterans Day growing up in Nebraska. This was always a very solemn day for my grandfather and he would always go out to the local cemetery to take part of a remembrance service.

My grandfather was a quatermaster in the Army and did service in France during World War 1. The only thing still left in our family from the war besides the photo of him in his doughboy uniform is a French-made trench art shell that just has the words “World War” on it.

After the war was over he came back to the family business (a Furniture Store and Funeral Home) in Grand Island, NE for the rest of his life.

I am thankful on this day that my generation has not had to endure the large scale wars that have ripped through the lives of previous generations of my family. Because of my grandfather, I have a very deep respect for those that have served our country and defended our freedoms.
Posted by offline jay Nov 11, 2008 7:22 AM PST
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