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DESCRIPTION:The Monterey chapter of Veterans for Peace invites everyone to celebrate 
 both Armistice Day and Veterans Day with a program at the Monterey Peace 
 and Justice Center in Seaside. All are encouraged to bring a bell to ring 
 at 11 a.m., the exact moment the World War I armistice agreement was signed 
 on November 11, 1918. \n\nAn Open Mic segment will follow. Audience members 
 are invited to share a brief story, poem, favorite quotation, or song 
 starting at 11:10 a.m.\n\nAfterward, Jack Erickson, Chapter 46 member, 
 author, and historian, will discuss events that led up to World War I and 
 his insights about the four-year "War to End All Wars," including a 
 little-known post-armistice battle at Scapa Flow, Scotland in 1919.  
 Erickson will discuss his visits to WWI battlefields and trenches and will 
 display relics recovered from the trenches.  An open discussion will follow 
 the presentation \n\nProgram:\n10:30 AM		Refreshments and Social 
 Time\n11:00 AM		Ringing of the Bells\n11:10 AM		Open Mic\n11:45 AM		The War 
 to End All Wars and the Forgotten Promise, with Jack Erickson\n01:30-2:30 
 PM	Reclaim Armistice Day Vigil at Window on the Bay, 717 Del Monte Blvd., 
 Monterey CA\n\nBackground:  One hundred and five years ago, on the 11th 
 hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, World War I Allied forces 
 and Germany signed an agreement to cease hostilities as a prelude to peace 
 talks.  November 11th was thereafter designated as Armistice Day, a day to 
 honor World War 1 veterans and celebrate the cause of world peace.  Despite 
 WWI being called "the war to end all wars", it did not serve that 
 vision.\n\nThe ensuing WWII and Korean War prompted veterans service 
 organizations to press for a national day to honor all veterans.  In 1954, 
 President Eisenhower signed HR7786 to expand the scope of "Armistice Day" 
 to include all veterans who served our country, both in war and in peace.  
 \n\nIn redesignating November 11 as "Veterans Day" something was lost.  
 Veterans For Peace has taken the lead in restoring the original (and 
 forgotten) intention of November 11th as a day on which we "... 
 reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that 
 their efforts shall not have been in vain." [HR7786]  \n\nAbout the 
 Speaker:\nJack Erickson is veteran, an author, and a historian.  He is a 
 former Air Force intelligence officer, U.S. Senate speechwriter, 
 Washington-based editor, and RedBrick Press publisher.  He serves as 
 Treasurer for Veterans For Peace Chapter 46. He and his wife Marilyn live 
 in Carmel Valley, California.  Jack Erickson \n\nSponsor:     \nVeterans 
 For Peace (VFP), Chapter 46 is the Monterey County chapter of a national 
 organization of Military Veterans and allies whose collective efforts focus 
 on building a culture of peace by using their experiences and voices to 
 expose the true causes of war and the enormous costs of wars, with an 
 obligation to heal the wounds of wars.  \n\nContact Michael Dempsey, 
 Chapter President, mikedevfp46@gmail.com\n\nWebsite:  
 https://vfp46.com\nFacebook:  
 https://www.facebook.com/JohnSteinbeckIV/\n\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/10/30/18859976.php
SUMMARY:Armistice Day: WWI, the War to End All Wars and The Forgotten Promise, with Jack Erickson
LOCATION:Monterey Peace and Justice Center, 1364 Fremont Blvd., Seaside, CA 939355
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2023/10/30/18859976.php
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