PEACE COMES AT 11 A.M. ON 11TH DAY OF 11TH MONTH
Paris, France (JFK+50) Ninety-nine years ago today, November 11, 1918, the First World War ended following the signing of an armistice at 5 a.m. Peace came precisely on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 a.m. local time.
The armistice was signed in the railroad car of Allied Supreme Commander Ferdinand Foch located in Compiegne Forest north of Paris. The terms required Germany to evacuate the occupied territories of Belgium, France, Alsace-Lorraine and Luxemborg.
The war was known as the World War, the Great War or even the War to End All Wars, but did not become World War I until the start of World War II.
Armistice Day Celebration
Arlington, Virginia (JFK+50) Fifty-four years ago this morning, November 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited the National Cemetery to pay respects to the veterans of the military forces of the United States.
John Jr. and JFK
Paris, France (JFK+50) Ninety-nine years ago today, November 11, 1918, the First World War ended following the signing of an armistice at 5 a.m. Peace came precisely on the 11th day of the 11th month at 11 a.m. local time.
The armistice was signed in the railroad car of Allied Supreme Commander Ferdinand Foch located in Compiegne Forest north of Paris. The terms required Germany to evacuate the occupied territories of Belgium, France, Alsace-Lorraine and Luxemborg.
The war was known as the World War, the Great War or even the War to End All Wars, but did not become World War I until the start of World War II.
Armistice Day Celebration
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Arlington, Virginia (JFK+50) Fifty-four years ago this morning, November 11, 1963, President John F. Kennedy visited the National Cemetery to pay respects to the veterans of the military forces of the United States.
The President was accompanied by General David M. Shoup, Commander of the United States Marine Corps, the Honorable John S. Gleason, Jr, Administrator of Veterans Affairs, and his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr.
While JFK attended the ceremonies held at the Ampitheater and laid a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, young John waited in the car.
The President changed his mind about leaving his son alone in the car and told a Secret Service agent.. "I think he'll be lonely out there." Soon John John appeared. According to novemberdays1963...
"(John John) marched up to his Dad...imitating him by walking with his hands clasped behind his back."
Thurston Clarke writes that later as JFK strolled down the rows of white tombstones with Hale Boggs, Representative from Louisiana, he said...
Thurston Clarke writes that later as JFK strolled down the rows of white tombstones with Hale Boggs, Representative from Louisiana, he said...
"This is one of the really beautiful places on earth. I could stay up here forever."
SOURCES
SOURCES
JFK's Last Hundred Days: The Transformation of a Man and the Emergence of a Great President, by Thurston Clarke, The Penguin Press, New York, 2013.
John Jr. and JFK
November 11, 1963
Photo by Cecil Stoughton
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