November 12, 2020
Major John Bordner, U.S. Air Force (ret.) center, with Ander Bordner and SN Vargas at Coast Guard boot camp graduation in Cape May, N.J., in 2015: “Whereas Memorial Day is a time for solemn remembrance of those who died for our country, Veterans Day should be a celebration of the service of our past, current and future veterans. And with that I couldn’t be prouder of my son Ander carrying on the tradition of service to our great nation.”
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A Salute to Veterans in Alexandria
For more than 100 years, America has been honoring its veterans on November 11, marking the date in 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect as the sound of artillery went silent along the Western Front in France.
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