Veteran's Day Assembly

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Veteran's Day Assembly
2007
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"We live in a scenic area...
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filled with beauty and wonder...
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summer fires...
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winter skies...
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even legends"
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"real" legends!
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"Reluctant legends"
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"True" legends
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"We live lives of general serenity...
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and contentment"
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"Some aren't as lucky...
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some give so much"
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"Our job today is to remember...
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those who fought...
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those who fight...
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and those that helped... when others couldn't
help themselves"
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"Veteran's Day reminds us of sacrifices of the
past...
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WW2 memorial...
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The Korean war memorial...
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The Vietnam war memorial...
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Desert Storm...
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Afghanistan Operation Enduring Freedom
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Iraq Operation Iraqi Freedom
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"Before Sept. 11 2001...
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things used to be simpler...
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familiar...
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and secure"
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"Then in less than an hour...
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our lives began to change...
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forever"
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"How bad was it up there, that the better option
was to jump?"
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"We got hit...
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we got hit hard"
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Heroes of Flight 93
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"We honored...
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and buried...
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our dead"
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"We struck back...
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we struck hard"
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"We began to get our nerve back...
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but the memories of that day...
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remind us all... how precious life is...
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for life can be taken away...
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in an instant"
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"This Veteran's day...
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remember all those...
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who gave their lives for us"
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"And for those here at home...
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who keep us safe and secure"
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"Always remember...
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the lives lost...
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the lives changed...
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forever"
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"There is nothing that life can take away...
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that remembrance and love cannot bring back"
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"Remember those who protect us from days like
this...
"Remember to honor those who keep us safe from
days like this...
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they risk their lives...
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so we can enjoy our beautiful country...
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in the quiet sanctuaries of our lakes...
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in the natural beauty of our golf courses...
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on our courts...
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on our fields...
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of honor"
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"On our senior trips...
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and on our stands of celebration!"
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"Veterans simply fight to retain our way of life"
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"So the next time you enjoy a winter sunrise...
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or a peaceful Okanogan sunset...
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or a suicide race"
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"Think of those...
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who keep the peace...
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and protect our future"
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"Honor Veteran's Day!"
Nickelson's Military History Class