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(Re)Making the Sale Exceptional Volunteer Maximizes Profits for Library Book Sales By Megan Joyce To say that Pat Ditzler has a knack for organization is like saying Bill Gates knows his way around a computer. Ditzler has volunteered with the Friends of the Lancaster Public Library for almost 30 years and chaired its enormous used book sale nine times. One of the largest and most well-attended book sales in the country, it raises vital funds for Lancaster Public Library. Much of that success in recent years is due to Ditzler, a retired accountant who has used her organizationally inclined mind to develop procedures for researching and pricing rare books, training volunteers to sort books, implementing Internet book sales, and honing book-sorting and display strategies. In fact, she has been so successful and her system so revolutionary that Ditzler was honored with the 2010 Lifetime Achievement Award from Pennsylvania Citizens for Better Libraries. Though she has lived in Central Pennsylvania since 1960, this selfdescribed “Army brat” was born in Monterey, Calif., but moved around frequently, actually graduating high school in Naples, Italy. An avid library goer as a child, Ditzler remembers frequenting the library at the NATO base. “It just seemed like a wonderful place—the smell of the books, the feel of please see SALE page 4 Library volunteer and book-sale expert Pat Ditzler will soon see her own book on display when A Book Sale How-to Guide becomes available this fall.

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POWs and Those MIA Honored and Remembered National Prisoners of War and those Missing in Action Recognition Day was celebrated recently at Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Eighteen former POWs, their guests, veterans, employees, and community members attended an observance in the All Faith Chapel. “As Americans, we must remember the sacrifices of our veterans and know that freedom is not free. Someone fought for it, someone was a prisoner for it. Some of those former prisoners of war are here with us, and I thank you,” said featured speaker Chaplain Dewane Stone. Pennsylvania 771 Air Force Junior ROTC from Coatesville Area High School advanced the flags, the Tiller Sisters sang several gospel numbers, and Chief of

Staff James Tischler addressed the POWs in the audience. “I hold you in the highest esteem. I am grateful this nation has people like you—people who believe in freedom as strongly as you, who cherish that word with greater depth than most can comprehend,” Tischler said. The event is held at Coatesville Veterans Affairs Medical Center every year, and similar events take place nationwide at VA medical centers, military installations, war memorials, and the White House. Almost 23,000 former POWs are living; many receive VA healthcare and other benefits. VA healthcare for former POWs is specialized for conditions that resulted from the experience.

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Coatesville VAMC to Conduct Weeklong Veterans Celebration on Thursday, Nov. 3 from 1:30 to 3 p.m. The Women Veterans Luncheon will in Building 2, Room 107A. be held Monday, Nov. 7, from 10:30 The Veterans a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Week Parade is Great Hall, Building on Friday, Nov. 4, 5. The luncheon is The celebration will beginning at 9:30 open to all women a.m. on the veterans in the begin Wednesday, campus grounds. community. PreNov. 2, and end Korean War registration is Friday, Nov. 11, veterans will serve required. as this year’s An Interfaith Veterans Day. parade grand Service will take marshals and will place on Tuesday, be honored Nov. 8, at 2 p.m. in throughout the day. A formal flag the All Faith Chapel, located in Building ceremony will follow the parade at 1 72. p.m. in front of Building 1. The Military Order of the Purple

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Heart Chapter 1777 and the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 287 will hold a special salute to veterans at 10:45 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Veterans Plaza on First Avenue and Lincoln Highway in Coatesville. The observance will conclude with the laying of a wreath at the base of the Coatesville Veterans Council War Memorial. Any woman veteran interested in attending the Women Veterans Luncheon must pre-register by calling (610) 384-7711, ext. 3546. All other event questions can be answered by calling (610) 384-7711, ext. 2241. Cumberland VAMC is located at 1400 Blackhorse Hill Road, Coatesville.

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the books, and the librarians were always so very nice and helpful, even to us kids,” she recalled. It was in Italy that she met her husband, a Manheim native, and came to Central Pennsylvania to pursue her accounting degree. She first began volunteering at the Lancaster Public Library’s Duke Street branch in 1983 and soon cultivated her skill for sorting, researching, and selling books for the library via the Internet. Fast forward 28 years, and Ditzler’s system for maximizing profits from used book sales is changing the way libraries across the country approach this common fundraiser. Lancaster Public Library often receives generous donations of used books from all over the local community, and each spring, about 250,000 of these used books, videos, and CDs are organized into 39 categories (mystery, children’s, nonfiction, etc.) and spread out over 320 tables at Franklin & Marshall College’s Alumni Sports and Fitness Center. But long before the merchandise hits those tables, Ditzler and her brigade of dedicated and trained volunteers have spent countless hours sorting and pricing those donated books—and a lot of that time is spent doing research. “We do some research for those books that could be very valuable,”

Ditzler explained. “We’ve sold some books on the Internet for over $1,000, and if we hadn’t researched them, we wouldn’t have known and put them in the sale for $5 or $10.” Another vital aspect to LPL’s book-sale success is Ditzler’s strategy of getting volunteers doing a task they enjoy and at which they excel. Some volunteers just handle CDs and videos. Some delve into Internet research. Others prefer handling sets

Visitors perused the considerable selection during a recent book sale at the Marshall Street Book Shoppe in Lancaster.

of encyclopedias or children’s books. Whatever their niche, all are thoroughly trained to ensure they are efficient and accurate contributors to Ditzler’s well-run sorting machine.

“It’s all about finding that volunteer something they love to do,” she said. As for the book sale itself, Ditzler’s methods ensure that the merchandise is neatly sorted into categories that are easily identifiable by large, colored signs—a seemingly obvious feature that many libraries hadn’t thought to implement. Just like a clearance rack in a clothing store, people will shop more successfully when items are organized, accessible, and clearly priced. “We just built [the system] over the years, asking, ‘Hey, why don’t we try this?’” Ditzler said. “When we fill and stack boxes to go to the sale, we have categories and put up a little tally sheet … that way you can set up your sale and you know what you have. Many libraries didn’t even do that; they just piled them and went to set up the sale and asked, ‘OK, how much room do we need for mystery?’ They didn’t know.” Ditzler was also instrumental in starting LPL’s two used bookstores: one in the second floor of the library on Duke Street and the other in a rented warehouse on Marshall Street in Lancaster, which also doubles as a storage facility where they work with the donated books—dozens upon dozens of huge boxes, stacked and brimming with books of all sizes and subjects.

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It’s here that Ditzler and the volunteers sift through the masses of volumes, eliminating those that are obsolete or those in poor physical condition and organizing the rest into smaller boxes neatly labeled by book topic or type. “These bookstores are open all year round, so people don’t have to wait for our book sales and they know they’re supporting the library—all the proceeds go to the library,” said Ditzler. “Our money goes directly to the library’s general fund and pays salaries, buys books, and keeps their doors open because library funding has been terribly cut.” Ditzler said they’re now working on their third million dollars, having generated about $2.8 million over the years. The book sale started in 1954 with revenue of $150; last year, they made almost $200,000. Her exploratory approach has positively affected local teachers as well. Ditzler investigated and then contacted Books for Teachers, a national foundation that gives money to book sales in the form of vouchers to be used by teachers for the purchase of books for their classrooms. Ditzler submitted the Lancaster School District for consideration and the district was granted $3,000 the first year. District teachers then received a letter that said the library would give $75 in free books for the first 45 teachers that signed up. One hundred sixty-nine teachers responded. “I mean, $75 doesn’t sound like a lot, but in our sale it goes far,” Ditzler said. “We just could not believe the response.” Ditzler has always mentored other area libraries, sharing her procedures for running a book sale, and has taken her know-how on the road, too, conducting PowerPoint presentations at several state and national library conventions across the country. There, Ditzler covers everything from the criteria to look for in choosing a sale venue to how to train sorters and utilize signage effectively. A small library in Arizona, whose book sales had been struggling, employed

Ditzler’s strategies last year and generated $80,000. “We share information because when one library wins, everybody does,” she said. “We’re not in competition with each other. We want to make the most of those books that get donated to those libraries.” And this fall, Ditzler will also become a published author with the release of her book, A Book Sale How-to Guide: More Money, Less Stress, by Ditzler and her sister, JoAnn Dumas. Published by the American Library Association, the book documents Ditzler’s methods so that even a small-scale library can model her booksale savvy. A Book Sale How-To Guide covers everything from marketing the sale and dealing with customers to keys to sorting books and recommendations for handling the money, with forms for deposits and other financial tasks, also developed by Ditzler. And to those who argue that libraries will soon be obsolete in this increasingly paperless world of handheld, digital book readers, Ditzler is quick to assert the public library’s many other helpful community resources. “I think [the library] levels the playing field because it’s free,” she said. “We give them access, no matter what their economic condition.” Access to books, to computers, and, in Lancaster’s case, to the Duke Street Business Center and the Autism Resource Center, not to mention the various youth and adult services available. “The downtown Duke Street library gets about 1,200 people every single day. It is a busy, community-center place,” Ditzler said. “They have just about something for everybody—and it’s free. You can’t be a democracy without libraries.” For more information or hours of operation for the Marshall Street Book Shoppe, call (717) 295-1950; for the Juliana Bookstore (second floor of Duke Street library), call (717) 239-2123; and visit www.lancaster.lib.pa.us.

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Coatesville Area Senior Center – (610) 383-6900 22 N. Fifth Ave., Coatesville – www.cascweb.org Tuesdays, 10:30 a.m. – Chair Yoga Tuesdays and Thursdays, 7 a.m. – Zumba Nov. 23, 1 p.m. – Movie: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving

Paoli Library, 18 Darby Road, Paoli, (610) 296-7996 Mystery Book Club – Call for dates/times Phoenixville Library, 183 Second Ave., Phoenixville, (610) 933-3013

Chester County Department of Parks and Recreation www.chesco.org/ccparks Wednesdays, 9 to 10 a.m. – Warwick Walkers, Warwick County Park Nov. 12, 8 to 10 a.m. – “Birding at Black Rock,” Black Rock Sanctuary Nov. 19, 2 to 3 p.m. – “Thanksgiving & Turkeys, Past and Present,” Springton Manor Farm

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Downingtown Senior Center – (610) 269-3939 983 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown – http://home.ccil.org/~dasc Nov. 2, 1 p.m. – Ovarian Cancer Educational Seminar Nov. 18, 9 a.m. to noon – Free Memory Screening Great Valley Senior Center – (610) 889-2121 47 Church Road, Malvern Nov. 2, noon – Town Meeting: Meet and Greet New Executive Director, Light Lunch

Nov. 3, 12:30 to 4:30 p.m. – Kennett Area Senior Center, 427 S. Walnut St., Kennett Square, (610) 444-4819

Programs and Support Groups Tuesdays, 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. The Wellness Community of Philadelphia: Support Group for People with Cancer The Cancer Center at Paoli Hospital 255 W. Lancaster Ave., Paoli (215) 879-7733 Nov. 1, 11:30 a.m. West Chester University Retirees Luncheon Old Country Buffet 1090 E. Lancaster Ave., Downingtown (610) 269-1503 Nov. 2, 12:10 p.m. Wahhabism: A Primer Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/olli Nov. 2, 6 p.m. Memory Loss and Dementia Support Group Sunrise Assisted Living of Paoli 324 W. Lancaster Ave., Malvern (610) 251-9994 Nov. 3, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Annual Merchants’ Faire and Holiday Shoppers’ Bazaar Tel Hai Retirement Community 1200 Tel Hai Circle, Honey Brook (610) 273-9333 www.telhai.org

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Nov. 14, 7 to 8 p.m. Cancer Support Group: Double Hope of Chester County Calvary Fellowship Church 95 W. Devon Drive Downingtown (484) 319-8167 Nov. 14 and 28, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Caregiver Support Group Adult Care of Chester County 201 Sharp Lane, Exton (610) 363-8044 Nov. 15, 6 p.m. Family Caregiver Support Group Sunrise of Westtown 501 Skiles Blvd., West Chester (610) 399-4464

Oxford Senior Center – (610) 932-5244 12 E. Locust St., Oxford – www.oxfordseniors.org Phoenixville Area Senior Adult Activity Center – (610) 935-1515 153 Church St., Phoenixville – www.phoenixvilleseniorcenter.org West Chester Area Senior Center – (610) 431-4242 530 E. Union St., West Chester – www.wcseniors.org Just a snippet of what you may be missing … please call or visit their website for more information.

Nov. 16, 12:10 p.m. Why We Have the French to Thank for Cinco de Mayo Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Widener University Exton Campus 825 Springdale Drive West Whiteland Township (484) 713-0088 www.widener.edu/olli

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Nov. 26 and 27, 1 to 5 p.m. Model Railroad Open House Schuylkill Valley Model Railroad Club 400 S. Main St., Phoenixville (610) 935-1126 www.svmrrc.com

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Manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur Inc., the Fluzone High-Dose vaccine was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in December 2009 and was first made available last flu season on a limited basis. The main difference between the Fluzone High-Dose and a regular flu shot is its potency. The high-dose vaccine contains four times the amount of antigen (the part of the vaccine that prompts the body to make antibody) as a regular flu shot does, which creates a stronger immune response for better protection. This extra protection is particularly helpful to seniors who have weaker immune defenses and have a great risk of developing dangerous flu complications. The CDC estimates that the flu puts more than 200,000 people in the hospital each year and kills around 24,000—95 percent of whom are seniors. As with all flu vaccines, Fluzone HighDose is not recommended for seniors who are allergic to chicken eggs or those who have had a severe reaction to a flu vaccine in the past. To locate a vaccination site that offers the Fluzone High-Dose, ask your doctor or pharmacist or check the online flushot locator (www.flu.gov) for clinics or stores offering flu shots. Then, contact some in your area to see whether they have the high-dose vaccine. CVS, Walgreens, Safeway, Kmart, Rite Aid, and Kroger are among some of the

chains offering the high-dose shot. You’ll also be happy to know that if you’re a Medicare beneficiary, Part B will cover 100 percent of the cost of your high-dose vaccination. But if you’re not covered, the cost is around $50 to $60— that’s about double of what you’d pay for a regular flu shot. Pneumovax Another important vaccination the CDC recommends to seniors—especially this time of year—is the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine for pneumonia and meningitis (the vaccine is called Pneumovax 23). Pneumonia causes more than 40,000 deaths in the U.S. each year, many of which could be prevented by this vaccine. If you’re over age 65 and haven’t already gotten this one-time-only shot, you should get it now before flu season hits. Pneumovax 23 is also covered under Medicare Part B, and you can get it on the same day you get your flu shot. If you’re not covered by insurance, this vaccine costs around $75 to $85 at retail clinics. This vaccine is also recommended to adults under age 65 if they smoke or have certain chronic conditions like asthma, heart disease, lung disease, kidney disease, diabetes, or sickle cell disease; have had their spleen removed; or have a weakened immune system due to cancer, HIV, or an organ transplant. Savvy Tips: In addition to getting vaccinated, the CDC reminds everyone that the three best ways to stay healthy during flu season are to wash your hands frequently with soap and water, cover your mouth and nose when you cough or sneeze, and stay home if you’re sick. For more information on the recommended vaccines for older adults, check the vaccine page on the CDC’s website (www.cdc.gov/vaccines). Jim Miller is a regular contributor to the NBC Today show and author of The Savvy Senior Book. www.savvysenior.org.

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This month’s smile belongs to Barney, a 15-year-old mutt who’s “just a little gray around the edges.” He is the canine companion of Kathy Swarner of Downingtown. Send us your favorite smile—your children, grandchildren, friends, even your “smiling” pet!—and it could be 50plus Senior News’ next Smile of the Month! You can submit your photos (with captions) either digitally to mjoyce@onlinepub.com or by mail to:

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Salute to a Veteran

He Witnessed the Explosion of 7 Atomic Bombs Robert D. Wilcox ow did Joe Glass come to have seven atomic bombs exploded in front of him? Because he had volunteered for a top-secret mission, with no idea how close he was to come to America’s ultimate weapon. When he graduated from Millersville State Teacher’s College (now Millersville University) in 1953 with a BS in education, Glass was prepared to begin a career as an educator. But the Draft Board thought otherwise, and he was promptly drafted into the Army. During basic training at Aberdeen Proving Grounds, Md., the recruits were given an unusual test. As a result of that test, Glass was one of 20 men who were asked to volunteer for “an assignment in special weapons” at Sandia Base, N.M., which was the principal nuclear weapons installation of the U.S. Department of Defense. The 20 men were first sent to the signal school at Fort Monmouth, N.J., for electronics training, and while there they each got a top-secret clearance after close screening by the FBI. That training completed, they were shipped to Sandia Base, where they were assigned to the 64th Ordnance Battalion. Their assignment there was primarily to learn how to attach atomic warheads to guided missiles. In January 1955, Glass was assigned to the Nevada Test Site, which was a large swath of unpopulated desert land 65 miles northwest of Las Vegas. It was considered ideal for the purpose of

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testing many different effects that resulted from atomic bomb explosions. Why was that needed? Because we really knew very little about the effects of the bombs that brought WWII to an end. Prior to dropping the bomb called “Little Boy” on Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, the U.S. had performed only one test of an atomic device. That was called “the Gadget,” and it was detonated at Trinity Site near Alamogordo, N.M., on July 6, 1945. Mounted on a 100-foot tower, it exploded with a force of 18 kilotons of TNT. So we knew an atomic bomb would work. But why did we need an atomic bomb at all? Because it was considered to be the only way to get Japan to surrender. For six months prior to dropping “Little Boy,”

the U.S. had intensely firebombed 67 Japanese cities. The Tokyo raid of March 9-10, for example, is considered to be one of the most destructive bombing raids in history. Two hundred and seventynine B-29s dropped 1,700 tons of incendiary bombs, destroying 16 square miles of the city and killing some 100,000 Pvt. Joseph W. Glass in 1953, people. Yet Japan at home on a three-day pass. refused to surrender. So “Little Boy” and “Fat Man” were dropped, ending that horrendous war in the Pacific. Realizing that we needed to know more about the military effects of atomic weapons, in August 1954 President Eisenhower authorized “Operation Teapot,” a series of 14 shots at the Nevada Test Site Glass’s souvenir picture of the to test a broad variety first test of an atomic weapon of fission devices. It with a composite was said the U-233/plutonium core. tremendous explosion from the first shot created a flash that could be seen in San Francisco. Glass served at the test site from January until June 1955. So, he was there for all 14 of the test blasts … and was actually available to witness seven of Famous last words: them, including one drop from a B-36 1. Are you sure the power is off? bomber. One more of the test blasts was 2. Don’t unplug it; it will just take a moment underground, but the other 12 were to fix. surface devices mounted in towers 100 to 3. Don’t worry; it’s not loaded. 175 feet tall. Each blast of the surface 4. He’s probably just hibernating. devices would vaporize the tower and turn the sand below it to “trinitite,” a 5. I can make this light before it changes. substance much like glass. 6. I wonder where the mother bear is. Some of the blasts were stronger than 7. I’ll hold it, and you light the fuse. the bomb that leveled Hiroshima. Glass 8. It doesn’t look like the bridge is out. vividly remembers shot “Apple-2,” for

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which a small town of buildings of various construction types were faced in differing directions to test how they could withstand a nuclear blast. In another test, a Marine armored task force moved to within 900 meters of ground zero, under the still-forming mushroom cloud. How close to the explosion of these devices did the witnesses stand? “I’m not sure,” Glass says, “but, in the bunker, you wore special glasses to protect your eyes, and you could feel the great heat from the moment the blast went off. Then some seconds later, the sound caught up, and you could hear a huge ‘boom.’ “With it would come all the debris the enormous blast kicked up. Then you had to turn around to protect yourself against the debris as it came sucked back by the vacuum the blast had created.” What did he do when he wasn’t watching those tests? “Well, with my top-secret clearance,” Glass says, “one of my main duties was to deliver top classified documents to the various parts of the 1,300-square-mile proving ground.” His evenings, however, generally were free, and he and his buddies made many trips to nearby Las Vegas. Did he come home an impoverished man? “No,” he grins, “we mostly went to see Nat King Cole, Frank Sinatra, and all the other stars perform. My buddy and I did work out a system for roulette. Unknown to us, our system had a big hole in it, but it still worked for us the one time we used it, and we made a bundle.” Glass was separated from the Army in July 1955 and returned to Central Pennsylvania to teach high school. He got his master’s degree from Penn State and in 1961 joined Millersville University, where he taught in the geography department for many years. He got his doctorate degree in 1971 and retired from Millersville University in 1990. He still has, however, strong remembrances of the days he worked at the Nevada Test Site … and he treasures the piece of trinitite he has to prove it. Colonel Wilcox flew a B-17 bomber in Europe in WWII.

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folding a few pieces of laundry, cleaning a corner of the kitchen, and so forth. Patients who see activity but aren’t allowed to join in grow depressed and lethargic.

Structure your days. A reliable routine is comforting to someone with Alzheimer’s and helps you keep life organized. Do the same activities at the same time—getting up, eating meals, etc.—to keep the day moving along.

Use simple language. Don’t treat the person like a child when talking, but use short words and sentences that are easy to understand and follow. A long, complicated request can be difficult for someone with an impaired memory to fully grasp.

Keep activities simple. Limit the patient’s choices—give a man two neckties to choose from instead of standing him in front of a closet filled with dozens. Give instructions one step at a time so the person doesn’t become confused or forget part of the task. Involve the person. Let your loved one help in setting the table for meals,

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Minimize distractions. Keeping the TV on while you’re talking can overload an Alzheimer’s patient with more stimulation than he or she can handle. Try to keep the environment quiet and calm so focusing is easier.

Be patient and flexible. Taking care of someone with Alzheimer’s can be frustrating. Concentrate on staying calm and changing plans when necessary. If a task is beyond the person, give him or her something else to do instead of insisting that it be done “right.” Both of you need to adapt to changing circumstances.

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My Pictures of Our Wars

em “In Flanders Fields” As a child I learned the po erans that wars yield, And had that picture of vet diers who gave their lives, With rows of graves of sol ildren and wives. Leaving at home many ch g and brave, th pictures of soldiers stron wi m Na et Vi d an rea Ko Then came ay grave. but were buried in a faraw Who did not come home to see, e me more vivid pictures We then had TV that gav ed very near to me. en pp shooting ha te Sta nt Ke the of e tur And the pic ds far away, very strange battles in lan th wi r wa nt rre cu r ou r day, Fo of soldiers sent there every es tur pic ing ak bre art he I now see other, families torn one from an I see too many pictures of many a father and ly a son, but a daughter, For now they send not on even a mother. By Erla Stump

Silent Guns The guns became silent tha t November day. The long war had ended for which folks did pray. But many a doughboy jus t didn’t survive. Yet others served nobly an d came home alive. The war to end all wars wa s over and so, Would peace last forever? They wanted to know. It’s tragic but that peace did n’t last very long. There’s conflict all over, see ms something is wrong. There’s many have served well and many have died To try to accomplish real peace they have tried. We honor the brave ones for they have served well. There’s a longing for real peace wherever men dwell . May there a day come wh en wars will be past, The guns become silent, a peace that will last. By Hubert L. Stern

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Veterans Day T’was more than sixty years ago When the whole world was aflame, That our country called for help And millions there were that came!

, Behind them sit others alert and well ; past -ago Reminded now of a long spell, Thinking of buddies they knew for a ed. Reflecting on all the time that has pass ker arose. The room became still when the spea great call; a He told of a time when there came its foes, The country sought help to fight off their all. From youths who were willing to risk Out of so many, a fraction survive; their price. The days and the years now claiming e. aliv are Of the millions who served, few ! ifice The country remembers their great sacr By John McGrath

Brave soldiers fought in Africa, And some in the faraway East. Many did their bit in Europe; They were fighting the Nazi beast.

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At last the war was over And back to their homes they came, To families and their loved ones, To a life that now seemed tame. Not as fast as wartime shells, Time still takes its deadly toll. Few there are to raise their hand When today we call the roll. By John McGrath

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