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Saville, who worked for an American company that uses dogs to search for explosives, was relatively experienced. But he apparently became increasingly afraid as the months dragged on. Shortly before his death, he wrote: "It's horrible out there sometimes. But that's the reason we get paid so well. Motorcycle and car bombs are our biggest threat."

Saville's widow and their young son Christopher now receive an annual pension of $110,000, courtesy of the US Department of Labor, which compensates the survivors of the Americans' helpers -- no matter where they live.

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ORIGINAL: slavegirljoy

This Army veteran appreciates your thoughtful remarks, in rememberence of Veteran's Day. It's also good to see that others can enjoy exercising their liberty to say whatever they feel like saying, whether we agree with them or not. One of the great things about this country is that we can disagree with each other and still stand side by side as Americans, appreciating the value of that liberty and the price that has been paid for it. Freedom, after all, is not free.

For anyone who would like to find other ways to thank veterans for their service, there are plenty of opportunities to volunteer at V.A. hospitals and nursing homes, where many aging veterans would truly enjoy someone to visit with them and listen to their stories.

Contact your nearest VA Medical Center and ask for Voluntary Service. You can volunteer as an individual, a family or as a company team. Locate the facility nearest you, http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isFlash=1

Volunteering at the VA : http://www1.va.gov/volunteer

Frequently Asked Questions about Volunteering: http://www1.va.gov/volunteer/faq.cfm#Age

Or, consider participating in the Veterans History Project: (can't get the link to show up right but, it's www dot loc dot gov /vets or, just google the name)

The pupose of this project is to collect and preserve audio- and video-taped oral histories, along with documents such as letters, diaries, maps, and photographs of America's war veterans to be archived in the Library of Congress.


Read THE HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY (known as Armistice Day until changed to Veteran's Day in 1954) at http://www.army.mil/cmh/faq/vetsday/vetshist.htm

November 11, 1919: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day

The original concept for the celebration was for the suspension of business for a two minute period beginning at 11 A.M.

World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities], at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of eleventh month, 1918.

National Veterans Awareness Week
110th CONGRESS

1stSession

S. RES. 357

RESOLUTION

Designating the week of November 11 through November 17, 2007, as “National Veterans Awareness Week” to emphasize the need to develop educational programs regarding the contributions of veterans to the country.

Whereas tens of millions of Americans have served in the Armed Forces of the United States during the past century;

Whereas hundreds of thousands of Americans have given their lives while serving in the Armed Forces during the past century;

Whereas the contributions and sacrifices of the men and women who served in the Armed Forces have been vital in maintaining the freedoms and way of life enjoyed by the people of the United States;

http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/nvaw.asp

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