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Kathleen Musgrave
Issue date: 11/9/07 Section: Features
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On Nov. 11, the world will be celebrating the end of the fighting for World War I. After four years, the Armistice was signed, officially ending on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day in the eleventh month. This was "the war to end all wars."
The United States Congress voted for Armistice day to be observed in remembrance "with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service with gratitude for the victory both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nation."
Emporia, Kan. hosted their own adaptation of Armistice Day on Nov. 11, when they honored their own local veterans. Soon after, Congress renamed Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
America still celebrates Veterans Day, and Missouri State and the MSU Alliance for Veterans Committee will celebrate Nov. 11 and 12 in order to involve students and student veterans.
"It's a great opportunity for veterans to meet other vets on campus and build a foundation or friend network," Michelle Dillow, an Army National Guard veteran and President of the Veterans' Club said.
Transitioning into the school environment can be hard for student veterans, especially in a classroom setting.
Dillow came home from Iraq in May 2006. Dillow said she came back with a lot of anxiety and aggression problems and was worried how her friends would accept the new her because of her experiences.
"They should wake up each morning with a smile on their face and without a care in the world," she said. "They shouldn't see what I saw."
Udell said he adjusted to school more easily because he was stationed on the southeastern coast of Kuwait, a 30 to 40 minute drive to the border of Iraq. He had the time and opportunity to take online classes while overseas.
"Separation during the eight and a half months I was gone was my biggest adjustment along with redeveloping my emotional attachments and relationships was hard after so long apart," Udell said.
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