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Article: Few, but not forgotten; Surviving WWI vet belongs to dwindling, elite rank Eighty years after the war's end, Minnesota's World War I veterans are being honored. Since many are too frail to travel, the American Legion is bringing the ceremony to them.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- November 11, 1998
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Eighty years ago today, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, peace was declared between the Allies and Germany in World War I.
Ed Vandergon, 99, of Buffalo, is one of a shrinking group of Minnesotans who were in uniform that day. He also may be the only living Minnesota World War I veteran who served in World War II - in his case, as an act of conscience.
Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, was created in 1921 to honor veterans of World War I. To mark the 80th anniversary of the war's end, leaders of the Minnesota American Legion originally had planned to summon the 300 or so Minnesota World War I veterans on their ...