Veterans Day Resources

The Library of Congress has put together a great resource about our Veterans. The Veterans History Project - Experiencing War - The Art of War. The project includes a database, stories, visual and audio files including photos, paintings, and cartoons. You may click on the graphic to access the site. Veterans Day is November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the armistice that ended World War One.

Closer to Home:
The cool thing about the Headquarters Library is that the Veteran's Day parade comes right down Church Street directly in front of the Library. The bands, the floats, and yes, the veterans...men and women who made a commitment to protect our country and our freedoms. The parade is held Friday, November 10 (today) at 2:00.

There are several veterans and parents of soldiers that work for our Library system. One in particular, is our head of security, Fred. You can find a profile of Fred as well as other local soldiers in the current issue of Spartanburg Magazine.

Fred spent 18 months in Vietnam, and he is quoted as saying, "When the country calls, I had to do what I was supposed to do."

Libraries are a reflection of the freedoms that belong to us as Americans. Thanks to Fred and those who have made the sacrifice to insure our freedom.

You can find more about Veterans Day here:
Wikipedia: Veterans Day: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day :

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/

Library of Congress-American Memory: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/today/nov11.html