Army Day can be traced back to a little-known Defense Test Day, which was observed only twice: once in 1924 and once in 1925. Congress then disallowed any further observances of this day. In response, the Military Order of the World War under Colonel Thatcher Luquer established Army Day. Army Day was first celebrated on May 1, 1928. That date was chosen in hopes of dampening Communists’ celebration of Workers’ Day, which also occurs on May 1. But, starting in 1929, Army Day was changed to April 6, the anniversary date of the United States’ entry into World War I.
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- Smithsonian Kite Festival
I’ve not had much time to chronicle what I’ve done this summer (Summer began for me in April) … so watch this space for a rather comprehensive view of what I did do… In the meantime, explore the site and read some of the older posts…
I’m sure you’ll like the exploring … scroll down and on the left, poke a word and you’ll be able to bring up all the posts in that category - the BIGGER the word, the more posts…
Enjoy!
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Earlier this week another small milestone was set in history…
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The Old Guard On Parade
they’re still the best kept secret!
I spent a week on a special mission. I wanted to find out peoples’ awareness in the Washington DC area. I asked about the sports teams, and most people knew without any coaching what teams they had for baseball, football, basketball, hockey and more. I also asked who would defend Washington DC if a disaster struck. I even showed photos of …
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PART ONE of this entry touched on the selection and inclusion of the photos from the cover through JUN 2010. PART TWO gets a bit more into history and background rather than the selection of photos as I go through JUL to DEC of 2010.
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Here’s a more in-depth look at the making and background of the calendar – “The Old Guard on Mission – 2010″ – some history and little known facts…
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Or for those who cannot read Russian Cyrillic -
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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If you’re near RFK Stadium on Tuesday 29 DEC 2009 around 4 PM, you’ll be treated to a sky show as parachutists will be jumping into the Eagle Bank Bowl …
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A week ago, the Washington DC area was somewhat paralyzed as it snowed very heavily for over 25 hours. Navigating in the Nation’s Capital Region is challenging enough … Adding upwards of 20 inches of snow makes it nearly impossible. How were your travels last weekend? Where did you go?
As I wrote earlier, I attempted to access Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday only to find it closed because of the weather. Another attempt was made on Sunday…
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Arlington National Cemetery
For those who have followed me on Facebook, you have seen how from Saturday morning in the frenzy of the snowstorm, I attempted daily to get into Arlington National Cemetery. The mission was to capture some of the beauty of this hallowed place in the snow… ANC closed on Saturday, and when I arrived, the barriers were symbolically across Memorial Drive.
I turned around and decided that Sunday morning was probably a better choice and when I returned on Sunday, I found the roadway of Memorial Drive completely clear thanks to the efforts of the National Park Service. Alas, the gates of ANC were closed and locked …
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