Photography by John Michael

Significance of ’08

Yes it’s a presidential election year and they’re out there tossing mud at each other and among the Democrats, you have to wonder is “she” running or “he”.

However, there is a more significant list of “anniversaries” that are more important that will occur this year-

• 110 year Anniversary of the sinking of the USS Maine Battleship in Cuba
• 100 year Anniversary the first military flight at Fort Myer, Virginia
• 70 year Anniversary of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens becoming a US National Park
• 60 year Anniversary of the re-constitution of the 3d Infantry Regiment – “The Old Guard”
• 55 year Anniversary of the establishment of the Presidential Salute Battery – 3d Infantry Regiment – “The Old Guard”
• 50 year Anniversary of the laying to rest of the Korean War Unknown at ANC’s Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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