Untll the storied “llth hour of the 11th day of the llth mia-ith” in 1918, the battle lines in France shook with the roar of carmons. But at that hour the guns ceasat firing. A general arrnlstice between the Allies and Germany went into effect. Terms of the peace had not hem determined fully. hut the fightlng enlist. World War I was ove-! That wu to be the “war to end all wars” – and in the words of President Woodrow Wilson. “the war to make the world safe for dernocracy.” Wilson, in 1I1D, proclaimed Nov. 11 a Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedia of war. A law adopted in IDN made it a federal holiday, But World War I dldn’t bring me hoped-for lasting peace across e moe. Since thm thee have been of wars, small and large, After mssslve Amtlcan involvement in World War II and the Korean Conflict. Congress in 154 changed Amrlstice Day in Veterans Day, dediuted to world peace and to honoring all mul and women who have served in the armed forces. That would include countl s war veterans – living or deceased extending from the presart back to wlonlal times and the Revolutionary ar. Intu-red in the Provo Gry Cemetery alone are nearly ISM veterans of eight wars – the War with Mexico, Indian wars, Civil War, SpanishAmerlcan War. World Wan 1 and ll. and the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Cawelvably some veterans of the War of 1511 could have come west and dled in Utah Valley, but no such burials have come to this wr1ter’s attention. Chief Photographer Meh Anderson spent hours in the Amuican Fork and Provo Cemeteries locating and taking pictures of gravestone markers of veterans from the elght wars llsted above. By spotllghtlng a few, our intent is to honor “all vetersns.” When you vlew the lmcrlptions as Meb did. you experience a d feeling of history and of reverent or all those who have fought and s iced for freedom and peace thro the yean – a ccunblned oontrib we should never fall to appreciat The granite rqlica of the l b of the Unknown Soldia- near in southeast corner of the cnneter, has a special Veterans Day algnilicane. At its dedication by then Mayor Verl G, Dixon on Memorial uy 1772. a receptacle containing dotdients. historles and other manorahrlta, was sealed lnslde the rnonummt. box is to be opened and its conten ‘ made publlc at cuemmiea urvisr for Veterans Day Nov. 11, 2018, ii l00th annlvusary of the World War Armistlce. The monument was ere l by Provo Clty, the Veterans rial Board, and the Provo Vetera Councll comprising the American lon. Veterans of oreign Wars, rans of World War I, Disabled A rican Veterans, and the Spanish-A erican War Veterans. The four mar the Herald in d to pose at this marker for a Veterans Day picture represent four different wars: Ivan A. Farnworth was in Brest, France when World War I ended. “Whistles blew when the arrnistice was announced.” he recalls. “Soldiers shouted and threw their hats into the air!” Dallis A. Christensen served in the European campaign of World War ll, Including the Battle of the Bulge and with the 17th Airborne Division in establishlrg a heachhead on the Rhine. J. Bruce Clark was with U. S, forces in the Korean War for two yurs. Ile was in the historic lndron invasion engineered by General Douglas MacArthur, a turning point in the war. George Morse ls a much-decorated veteran of the Vietnam War in which he was wwnded tour different times, His military record carried him a period of service with the elite Green Berets. fornbstona vary lromvthe simple to the elaba-ate, An especially striking one at Provo marks the grave of John M. Drake. a Union soldier of the Civil War who died at age 42 Aug 3, 1890 Drake ing marker, capped by a lIfeslzed “goddess of liberty” figure, is located near the Center and Main intersection at the Provo City Cemetery. The Veterans Day commemoration across the nation will include the annual patriotic services at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in the Arlington National Cemete , Va. paradu, speeches, and mlrllitary salutes traditionally are held in many communities. Aside from public activities, you can bring the spirit of Veterans Day into your home in many ways. including: – Digplaying the American Flag. – T king about freedom and peace in a “famlly hour.” E Reading historical accounts an rememberin u-sonal experi’ences associateds gvith the wars. The American Legion Magazine preserved this incident illustrating the joy and exaltation of peace after a devastating war: “I remember well the day World War If endai,” related a womsn who served in the WAVES. I was in the band with my trusty clarinet We we-e practicing that day when the announcement came over the intercom: ‘The war is over. The Japanese have surrendered. The war is over!”‘ The woman continued- “The hand director ordered us to stand and play The Stars and Stripes Forever.’ Forty of us stood there, tears streaming down our faces. and played that march. l’ll never forget it! ” ‘”””” ‘ “of courage, heroism and sacrifice as well as the record of Americas efforts to preserve peace in the world. ‘lhe deeds of some are inscribed on monuments – and that is good. But as Pericles once noted, the “unwritten memorials graven not in stone but in the hearts of mai” also are important.