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It was 79 years ago. Armistice
Day. The end of the Great War, or what would become
known as World War I. These men were in their late
teens and 20s, from different walks of life,
veterans with their whole lives ahead of
them.
They became railroad workers and
farmers, teachers and miners -- all sharing a
strong faith in God. All with long life
lines.
Today, these 17 men living in
Western Virginia are among the last 5,000 veterans
in this country who can remember that first
Armistice Day in 1918.
Staff photographer Eric Brady
spent the past two months documenting these
veterans in photographs and in tape recordings.
Listen to the history by
clicking on the names at the right.
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