Lincoln Driven to Give Event
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More than 725 students from 11 different schools attended the Liberty Days Event. We had reenactors from the Revolutionary War, Civil War, World War I and World War II. There were vetarans from the Vietnam War, Cold War and the Gulf War. One of the demonstrations included the firing of the Civil War cannon and
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Stars and Stripes reporter, Gary Cooper captures images of a firefight in Vietnam
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Liberty Day’s 2016 October 13, 14, and 15 By popular demand, we have added a Re-enactor’s Flea Market to the event. Bring your spare gear, stuff your wife wants out of the house! Show up in period costume. $5.00 for a blanket or table. Bring your own blanket/table.
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“I do not believe that any one factor could have done more to sustain the morale of the A.E.F. than The Stars and Stripes.”General John J. (Blackjack) Pershing“This newspaper should be the equivalent of a soldier’s hometown newspaper, with no censorship of its contents, other than for security.”General Dwight D. Eisenhower“I want to express my
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THE FIRST STARS AND STRIPES By James R. Mayo* On November 7 and 8, 1861, federal soldiers from Illinois and Iowa entered the nearly abandoned town of Bloomfield, Missouri and set up their camps. They had temporarily maneuvered the pro-southern Missouri State Guard from the area. Undoubtedly, the soldiers were pleased with this accomplishment since many
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