davidw
November 11th, 2005, 7:43 AM
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Lloyd Brown remembers Armistice Day in 1918 as few - ever so few - veterans can.
"For the servicemen there were lots of hugs and kisses," recalls Brown, of Charlotte Hall, Md., a teenage seaman aboard the battleship USS New Hampshire, in port stateside when the fighting stopped. "We were so happy that the war was over."
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"For the servicemen there were lots of hugs and kisses," recalls Brown, of Charlotte Hall, Md., a teenage seaman aboard the battleship USS New Hampshire, in port stateside when the fighting stopped. "We were so happy that the war was over."
Click here for more (http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/V/VANISHING_VETS?SITE=IADES&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2005-11-10-15-45-20)