Story and photos by Gasparilla Island Magazine Staff
On the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day,
of the eleventh month, Veteran’s Day is
commemorated every year to mark the
armistice signed between the Allies of World War I
and Germany at Compiègne, France at 5:45 am,
for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front
of World War I, which took effect at 11 a.m.
28 GASPARILLA MAGAZINE • November/December • 2020