Sunday, November 11, 2007

TODAY IS VETERANS DAY

Today, November 11, is Veterans Day. Originally celebrated as Armistice Day to commemorate the "official" end of WWI, it has since become a day to honor veterans of any war.

Some recent books about soldiers and war to be found at the Elk Grove Village Library include:
My Men Are Heroes by Brad Kasal (NEW 956.704 KAS)
Band of Sisters: American women at War in Iraq by Kirsten Holmstedt; foreword by L. Tammy Duckworth (NEW 956.70443 HOL)
Hog Pilots, Blue Water Grunts: The American Military in the Air, at Sea, and on the Ground by Robert D. Kaplan (NEW 355.00973 KAP)
Almost a Miracle: The American Victory in the War of Independence by John Ferling (NEW 973.33 FER)
The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family by Martha Raddatz (NEW 956.7044 RAD)
Back from the Front: Combat Trauma, Love, and the Family by Aphrodite Matsakis (NEW 616.85212 MAT)

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