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CATEGORIES:Commemoration & Memorial Events, News and Media
CREATED:20181101T110901
SUMMARY:Special Tribute Eugene I. Van Antwerp  Making Armistice/Veterans Day a National Holiday
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DESCRIPTION:<h2><span style="font-size: 2em;">Special Tribute to Eugene I. Van Antwerp&
 nbsp; </span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: 2em;">Making Armistice/Vetera
 ns&nbsp; Day a National Holiday</span></h2><p>Eugene I. Van Antwerp was ins
 trumental in making Armistice/Veteran's Day a National Holiday. As the Nati
 onal Commander of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and he lobbied congress for 
 the passage of HR 6656 in 1937. It was signed into law by President Frankli
 n D. Roosevelt on May 13, 1938. The bill made November 11th Armistice Day, 
 a National Holiday. Twenty years after the end of the World War.&nbsp; In 1
 954, it was changed to Veterans Day.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;Governor Snyder rece
 ntly signed a Special Tribute to Eugene I. Van Antwerp for his contribution
  to making Armistice/Veterans Day, a National Holiday.</p><p>Official Copie
 s of the Special Tribute will be presented to the children of Mr. Van Antwe
 rp.</p>
CONTACT: Museum PH 517 926 6696 or Dennis Skupinski 734 358 2099
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