Veterans Day 2026

    

    Every year on November 11, communities across this country pause to honor the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. While many enjoy the day off or attend a local parade, the history behind the date and the specific purpose of the holiday are often overlooked or misunderstood.

    Understanding how Veterans Day came to be - and how it differs from other patriotic holidays - helps us honor our servicemen and women with the clarity and respect they deserve.

    The origins of Veterans Day trace back to the end of World War I. Major hostilities officially ceased on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, when the Allied nations and Germany signed an armistice.  

    The very next year, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson declared November 11 as the first "Armistice Day" to commemorate the heroism of those who fought in World War I and celebrate the return of peace.

    In 1938, an act of Congress officially made November 11 a legal federal holiday, originally dedicated to World War I veterans and the cause of world peace.

    After World War II and the Korean War, veteran service organizations urged Congress to expand the holiday's scope. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the word "Armistice" to "Veterans," officially broadening the honor to all American veterans of any war.

    Between 1968-1975, Congress, under The Uniform Monday Holiday Act, moved Veterans Day to the 4th Monday of October to create a three-day weekend for federal employees.  However, due to widespread public disapproval and the deep historical significance of November 11, Gerald Ford signed a bill restoring the fixed November 11 date starting in 1978.

    Today, November 11 remains a fixed anchor on the calendar, ensuring the legacy of the 1918 armistice is never forgotten. 

Veterans Day vs. Memorial Day: What's the Difference?

    One of the most common misconceptions surrounding American military holidays is confusing or merging Veterans Day with Memorial Day. While both pay tribute to service members, their purposes are distinct:

Holiday	When	Primary Purpose	Who We Honor
Memorial Day	Last Monday in May	Remembers and mourns those who died in service or as a result of injuries incurred during battle.	Deceased service members who made the ultimate sacrifice.
Veterans Day	November 11	Pays tribute to all living and non-living military veterans who served honorably during wartime or peacetime.	All U.S. military veterans, with an emphasis on thanking living veterans for their service.

    Remembering this distinction allows us to direct our gratitude appropriately: Memorial Day is a solemn time of remembrance for the fallen (think funeral or memorial service), whereas Veterans Day is an opportunity to thank living veterans for their duty, sacrifice and continued contributions to our nation and communities.

- Historical information provided by Google Gemini with some editing and tweaking by me.  

Harry Tapley Sr.
U.S. Marine Corps, Vietnam
my brother

    Today, please remember to thank a veteran or honor your relatives and ancestors who served. 

Charles Morgan Tapley
U.S. Navy, World War II
My grandfather "Pop Pop"

   

  

Comfort Ranney
U.S. Army, Civil War
My 2nd Great-Grandfather

                     

 

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Recently, my cousins, Keith and Jimmy, and I visited cemeteries in South Carolina (Don't panic - I live only 15 minutes from the South Carolina state line!). We hunted and hunted (cemeteries are not marked well or at all; if they have a map, it is confusing; or there is no office in which to inquire) and were rewarded with finding a few relatives' graves.  I love when it is cool enough to go cemetery hunting!  

Robert Washington Page

buried at

Sunset Hill Cemetery
North Augusta, Aiken, South Carolina, USA

Robert Washington Page is the 1st cousin, 3x removed of Keith, Jimmy, and Andrea.  

Military Monday

 

John Albin Helland

born 07 Feb 1897 in Fertile, Polk, Minnesota, USA
died 16 Nov 1959 in Crescent City, Del Norte, California, USA

Served in Battery C, 38th Field Artillery Regiment 

from Minnesota
World War I

The 38th Field Artillery Regiment was constituted in the National Army on July 5, 1918, during the height of the U.S. mobilization for World War I.

The unit officially organized at Camp Lewis, Washington on 17 Aug 1918. The 38th Field Artillery was assigned as part of the 13th Division.  Troops from across the country - including recruits and draftees from Midwestern states like Minnesota - were transported to Camp Lewis for artillery drill and unit integration.

The Armistice agreement that ended the fighting on the Western front in World War I was signed on 11 Nov 1918, before the 13th Division completed its training pipeline for overseas deployment. Consequently, the 38th Field Artillery remained state-side at Camp Lewis, completing its training duties until the unit was demobilized on February 10, 1919.   Unit information provided by Google Gemini.

On a personal note, John stayed in Washington after his time in the service was over. He met his wife and raised three children in Washington. Just 5 years before his death, he and his wife moved to Crescent City, California, perhaps for retirement.  

Black Sheep Sunday - The troubled marriage of Claud Deese Tapley

 

On September 23, I posted a "Wordless Wednesday" post" with a crazy news article I found on Newspapers.com from the Waukegan, Illinois newspaper about C. D. Tapley and another man disappearing.  Their wives had filed complaints with the police, since in 1923, abandoning your wife and family was against the law.  This is the news article:

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette), Waukegan, Illinois, Friday, July 20, 1923, Page 6

Now at the time, I thought this was just a funny little article about a cousin of mine... "the two men are believed to be on the their way to South America on a fortune hunt."  I mean, really?!!

There was no more information about the men returning home or anything.  However, I found this week that Claud Deese Tapley actually did, at some point, return home.  I know this because a short two years later, Claud was up to some shenanigans again.  

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun, (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette), Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday, October 20, 1925, Page 1

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun, (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette), Waukegan, Illinois, Monday, October 26, 1925, Page 7

Then, not a week later..

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun, (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette), Waukegan, Illinois, Monday, November 02, 1925, Pages 1 & 13

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun, (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette), Waukegan, Illinois, Tuesday, November 03, 1925, Page 1

Then I found this hilarious tidbit published just a week later half the state away:

Newspapers.com, The Daily Palladium, Pana, Illinois, Excerpt from the Purely Personal column entitled "Sucker-Tash" by Robert I. Weller, I. N. S. Correspondent,
Tuesday, November 10, 1925, Page 4

Newspapers.com, Waukegan News-Sun (formerly Waukegan Daily Sun and the Waukegan Daily Gazette, Waukegan, Illinois, Wednesday, November 04, 1925, Page 7

I was unable to find any other newspaper articles about the charges and their disposition. I believe Claud and Roxanna reconciled once again for an unknown amount of time.  Around 1934, Claud relocated to Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Florida, USA. I do not know whether she accompanied him at that time.

In 1940, a Bill for Divorce notice was published for 4 consecutive weeks in the Vero Beach, Indian River, County, Florida, USA newspaper.  Claude was listed as the complainant and Roxanna as the defendant.  It says her whereabouts were unknown, which leads me to believe they had been separated for a period of time.  However, since these notices were printed in Indian River County, Florida, that indicates to me that her last known whereabouts Claud knew of was this area, and he just didn't have an address for her.  

The divorce was finalized in 1940 in Indian River County, Florida. They had been married 21 years.  It seems they were just not compatible.  

Claud remarried in 1947. He passed away from a heart attack, still in Fort Pierce, Florida, in 1959.  

Sympathy Saturday

  Sympathy Saturday will be where I share the obituaries and my condolences for members of my family tree who passed recently.  When you get to be a certain age, you begin to read the obituaries every day.  As the days go by, you read about more and more of your friends and family members who have died.  You compare their age to your own and get a jolt. "That could have been me." 

    For genealogists, checking obituaries and visiting cemeteries is as normal as breathing. I learn so much from an obituary, i.e., maiden names, parents' names; children's' and grandchildren's' names, funeral and burial locations, sometimes even a cause of death.  I want to learn these things not for any purpose but to put it on the family tree for future generations to see and learn about the family that went before them. I admit, most of these relatives I have never met, but I think it is important to share that they were here on this Earth, and they were important.

    So I am signed up with at least three funerals homes from Swainsboro, Vidalia, and Wrightsville to get daily notices of obituaries sent to my email.  Every day, I peruse them and with the help of the family tree, figure out who is related to me and add any new information to the tree. Some weeks there are several, and some weeks there are none. We have two this week

    Please join me in offering condolences to their families and holding them in the light.

Lyneve Wheeler "Lynn or Lynn Lynn" Powell

Sep 11, 1944 - Oct 31, 2026

Funeral services for Lyneve Wheeler Powell, age 82 will be held at 2:00 P.M. Tuesday, November 3, 2026, in the Richard N. Stanley, Jr. Memorial Chapel of Stanley Funeral Home and Crematory, with interment to follow at Westview Cemetery. Rev. Randy Adams and son-in-law Jim Dutcher will officiate.

Mrs. Powell was born September 11, 1944, in Swainsboro, Georgia. She was the daughter of the late Duncan Wheeler and Lillie Mae Grizzard Wheeler. She was also preceded in death by her siblings, Delma Logue, Shirley Wilkes, and J.D. Wheeler; 4 half siblings, Maxine Nobles, Jackie Reese, Hugh Dorsey Wilkerson, and Weyman Wilkerson. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Brown Memorial Baptist Church.

“Lil Lynn Wheeler” started singing and playing the guitar at the Peach State Jamboree in Swainsboro at the age of 13. A record producer in Nashville, Tenn, met with her parents for fried fish on a Sunday afternoon and later drove her to Nashville to record two songs he had written for her. She made her own record. She was 14 years old and recorded “Too Small” and “Save A Little Lovin” with Elvis Presley’s band. “Lil Lynn Wheeler” from Kite, Georgia was something else. She played and sang in a weekly line up along with Brenda Lee, Hank Williams, Jr., Mel Tillis, George Jones, etc... She has always been the Star of the show. Mrs. Powell passed away Saturday, October 31, 2026.

Mrs. Powell is survived by her husband, Ambros Powell of Wrightsville; 2 daughters, Donna Dutcher (Jim) of Bonaire and Jann Alligood (Chan) of Dublin; 2 sons, Stan Powell (Anna) of Wrightsville and Chad Powell (Kathryn) of Warner Robins; a brother, McCoy Wheeler (Carmen) of Wrightsville; 10 grandchildren, Benton Dutcher (Andi), Nicholas Durden (Bethany), Chanley Alligood (Bryant), Anna Stewart (Zach), Elynn Alligood, Garrett Powell, Ella Powell, Cole Powell, Wayne Powell, and Laura Powell; 3 great-grandchildren, Kinley Dutcher, Beau Durden, and Janey Stewart; and several nieces, nephews, and friends.

Pallbearers will be Dickie Barber, Mike Barber, Greg Rowland, Kevin Brantley, Shawn Wombles, and Kevin Durden. Honorary Pallbearers will be Garrett Powell, Nicholas Durden, Benton Dutcher, and Bryant Blount.

The family will receive friends from 11:00 A.M. until 1:45 P.M. on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at the funeral home.

Stanley Funeral Homes and Crematory/Wrightsville Chapel has charge of funeral arrangements. 

Susan (Lynn) Stephens

August 11, 1949 - October 31, 2026

Susan Stephens, beloved wife, mother, and Booshie, passed away on October 31, 2026, at the Community Hospice House in Vidalia after an extended illness. She was born on August 11, 1949, to Aaron and Helen Wood Lynn. She lived all her life in Toombs County and was a 1967 graduate of Vidalia High School. Susan was a member of North Thompson Baptist Church, and attended Higgston Baptist Church. She received an Associate Degree from Brewton Parker College and a Bachelor of Accounting from Georgia Southern University. She worked as a bookkeeper over the years and finished her career at Bishop and Associates in Lyons. In addition to her parents, Susan is preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Ronald Stephens; in-laws, Lent and Annie Pearl Stephens; her brother-in-law, James Stephens; her sisters-in-law, Elma Stephens and Patricia Stephens; and her nephew, Jamie Stephens. She is survived by her daughters, Denise and Christy Stephens, and granddaughter, Maribeth Stephens. Also surviving are her brother and sister-in-law, Steve and Teresa Lynn, along with her sister-in-law, Jeannine (William) King; brothers-in-law, Reggie Stephens, Edward Stephens, and Allen (Tonya) Stephens; and numerous nieces and nephews. Susan enjoyed socializing with everyone when she was eating in town and supporting anything in which her daughters and granddaughter were involved. She will be greatly missed by her family, though we are thankful that she is fully healed in Heaven. The family would like to thank the staff of Community Hospice for their excellent support and care of Susan and the family during her illness. The family will receive friends at the Lynn Home at 806 Orange Street and on Monday evening at the funeral home from 5:00 until 7:00. The funeral service will be held on Tuesday afternoon, November 3, 2026, at 3:00 in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Pastor Murray Ward officiating. Interment will follow at Pine Crest Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted, or memorial contributions can be made to Community Hospice Foundation, PO Box 2277, Vidalia, GA 30475. Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home of Vidalia is in charge of arrangements.

Friday Funny

 

Wedding Wednesday

Newspapers.com, The Herald-Palladium (formerly The News-Palladium),
Benton Harbor, Michigan, Friday, October 12, 1973, Page 19

 

Ronald Dwaine Dunham
1926-1987

and

Elaine Joyce Mastin
1946-1996

married 
October 12, 1973
Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA

Tombstone Tuesday

 

Peggy Ann Nobles Price

buried at
Minton's Chapel Advent Christian Church,
Kite, Johnson, Georgia, USA

Scrapbook Sunday

 As a new feature here on the blog, I present Scrapbook Saturday or Sunday.  This is where I will share family history and vintage scrapbook layouts I have done throughout the years.  I have been scrapbooking since 1999, so hopefully I have a few to share.

The following layout was done in May 2023.  It is my Uncle Bob. 

Saturday Night Genealogy Fun - An Ancestor Who Had A Life Event on Halloween

 From Randy (my cousin) over at Genea-Musings:

it's Saturday Night - 

time for more Genealogy Fun!!!

Your mission, should you decide to accept it, is to:

1)  Find an ancestor who has a life event (birth, baptism, marriage, death, or burial) on Halloween (31 October).

2) Tell us about him or her -- who were his or her parents, spouses, children, occupation, residences, etc.

3) Please share your selected ancestor, the historical life event, and your description of your ancestor as a comment on this post, on social media or in your own blog post! Please leave a comment with a link on this post so others can check it out.

NOTE:  No luck? How about a relative? Or a famous person?

Here's mine:  

I ran a custom report in Family Tree Maker 24 (FTM24), and it provided a 10 page report with 141 individuals from my family tree that had an event on 31 October.  

The only direct ancestor who had a life event on 31 October is my 6th great-grandfather, Thomas Avent (1712-1757).

Thomas was born 01 Dec 1712 in Sussex, Sussex County, Virginia, USA. He married Ursula Claiborne (1712-1756) in January 1725 in Virginia. They had 7 known children:  Sarah (1725-1781), Ursula (1729-?), Elizabeth (1733-1790), Mary (1735-1790) (my 5th great-grandmother),  Amy (1736-1762), Winniford (1738-1810), and Milly (1740-1820).  Some time between 1725-1733, after the birth of his first child, he and his family moved to Northampton County, North Carolina. 

He is listed on a Sussex County, Virginia County Militia List as a Colonel. 

Thomas died on 31 October 1757 in Northampton County, North Carolina.  

Sympathy Saturday

 Sympathy Saturday will be where I share the obituaries and my condolences for members of my family tree who passed recently.  When you get to be a certain age, you begin to read the obituaries every day.  As the days go by, you read about more and more of your friends and family members who have died.  You compare their age to your own and get a jolt. "That could have been me." 

    For genealogists, checking obituaries and visiting cemeteries is as normal as breathing. I learn so much from an obituary, i.e., maiden names, parents' names; children's' and grandchildren's' names, funeral and burial locations, sometimes even a cause of death.  I want to learn these things not for any purpose but to put it on the family tree for future generations to see and learn about the family that went before them. I admit, most of these relatives I have never met, but I think it is important to share that they were here on this Earth, and they were important.

    So I am signed up with at least three funerals homes from Swainsboro, Vidalia, and Wrightsville to get daily notices of obituaries sent to my email.  Every day, I peruse them and with the help of the family tree, figure out who is related to me and add any new information to the tree. Some weeks there are several, and some weeks there are none. We have one this week

    Please join me in offering condolences to his family and holding them in the light.

Eugene T 'Gene' Tapley

1941-2026

Cochran, Bleckley County, Georgia, USA

Gene Tapley passed away on Sunday, October 25, 2026. His life was marked by hard work, perseverance, and determination. With God’s help and an unwavering spirit, Gene overcame several serious illnesses and lived a remarkable life.

Born on June 27, 1941, in Montgomery County, Georgia, Gene was the sixth of eight children born to Blount and Ethel Tapley. He graduated from Vidalia High School in 1962. The following year, he married Betty Davis, and they made their home in Macon, Georgia. Gene worked for Davison’s for eleven years before beginning a twenty-year career with Georgia Power in sales and residential marketing. In 2003, he and Betty moved to Cochran, Georgia, where they enjoyed retirement, established a new home, and formed cherished friendships. A member of First Baptist Church of Cochran, Gene served as an usher and greeter, welcoming others into the church. Gene is survived by his son, Greg (Fran) Tapley of Forsyth, Georgia; his son-in-law, Casey Daniel of Macon, Georgia; his daughter, Erin (Chris) Burch of Hawkinsville, Georgia; five grandchildren, Gibson and Bryce Daniel, Pierce Tapley, and Carl and Gene Davis Burch; four sisters; and one sister-in-law. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 62 years, Betty Davis Tapley; his daughter, Kris Daniel; two brothers; and one sister. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at Mathis Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 29, 2026, at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church Cochran. Burial will be in Evergreen Baptist Church Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to stjude.org or to CureSMA.org The family is at 120 Jeanne Dr., Cochran.

Friday Face(s) from the Past

 

Minnie Belle Pogue Hesser
1865 - 1940
Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA

Wordless Wednesday

 

Augusta Chronicle, Augusta, Georgia, October 10, 1969,
clippings found in my father's belongings

Timeline Tuesday

Howard Joseph Peltier

Oct 27, 1909 - November 27, 1988 

                           

Date/Age	Event	Description
1909	Birth	27 Oct 1909 Lansing Ingham, Michigan, USA
1910 2 mths	Census/Residence	Paw Paw, Van Buren, Michigan, USA
1912 Age 2	RMS Titanic Disaster	Bet. 10-15 Apr 1912, Atlantic Ocean Built in Belfast, Ireland, the RMS Titanic was the largest passenger steam ship of the time. The ship was built using the most modern technology and was largely thought of as unsinkable. The Titanic left on its maiden voyage on April 10, 1912. On the night of April 14, shortly before midnight, the Titanic hit an iceberg; it sank a short 2 hours and 40 minutes later. 1,517 of the 2,223 people on board the ship were killed, due to the lack of lifeboats available, making the sinking of the Titanic one of the deadliest peacetime maritime disasters in history.
1914 Age 4	World War I	Bet. 28 Jun 1914 - 11 Nov 1918 in Europe World War I was a conflict involving most of the world’s powers. The beginning of the war was sparked by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Hungary. The world quickly formed into alliances, The Allied Powers (United Kingdom, France, The Russian Empire, and later the USA) fought against the Central Powers (The German Empire, The Austro-Hungarian Empire, The Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Bulgaria). Over 70 million military personnel fought in the war including 60 million Europeans. The Western Front consisted of a trench line that changed little until 1917. More than 15 million people were killed, making WWI one of the deadliest conflicts in history.
1929 Age 19	The Great Depression	Bet.  1929-19141 in USA and Europe The Great Depression was a worldwide economic downturn that started with the stock market crash of 1929. It lasted until the entry of the USA in World War II in 1941. Unemployment rose to 25% here and as high as 33% in other countries. It was the largest economic downturn in history.
1929 Age 19	Stock Market Crash of 1929	Oct 1929 in USA The Stock Market Crash of 1929, also known as Black Tuesday, was the most devastating crash in U.S. history. For 10 years after the crash, all western industrialized countries were affected by an economic slump.
1930 Age 20	Census/Residence	Lansing Ingham, Michigan, USA Living with his brother, Ralph
1930 Age 20	The Holocaust	Bet. 1930-1945 in Eastern Europe The Holocaust refers to the systematic genocide of over 6 million European Jews by Nazi Germany. The genocide be gan in stages in the early 1930’s by removing Jews from society; moving the Jews to concentration camps, where they died of slave labor and disease; moving Jews to ghettos; mass shootings in conquered territories; and finally extermination camps where most Jews who survived the journey were killed in gas chambers.
1933 Age 23	Marriage to Ruth A Parks	28 Jun 1933 Duplain, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1934 Age 24	Birth of son, Lynn Howard Peltier	Jul 1934 Michigan, USA
1935 Age 25	Death of mother, Luella S. Ranney Peltier	25 Sep 1935 Bath, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1936 Age 27	Birth of son, Gary L Peltier	03 Nov 1936 Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1939 Age 29	World War II	World War II began on September 1, 1939 with the German invasion of Poland.  The war involved most of the world’s powers and was divided into two sides: the Allies versus the Axis. World War II changed the boundaries of war with significant actions against civilians including the Holocaust and the only use of nuclear weapons in war. 100 million military personnel were involved in the conflict. World War II was the deadliest war in history with over 70 million casualties. The war ended in 1945 with the victory of the Allies.
1939 Age 29	Birth of son, David Raymond Peltier	11 Sep 1939 Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1940 Age 30	Census/Residence	Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1941  Age 32	Attack on Pearl Harbor	The attack on Pearl Harbor was an attack by the Japanese Navy on the US Naval Base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii on December 7, 1941. The attack by the Empire of Japan was intended to stop the USA from intervening in the war they were planning in South East Asia. Four US Navy battleships were sunk during the attack. Three cruisers, three destroyers, one minelayer, and one anti-aircraft training ship were also sunk or damaged during the attack. 188 US aircraft were destroyed; 2,402 personnel were killed; and 1,282 personnel were wounded during the attack. The USA declared war on the Empire of Japan after this attack, after which Germany and Italy declared war on the USA. This propelled the United States into the European theater during WWII.
1942 Age 33	Death of father, Joseph Henry Peltier	19 Nov 1942 Bath, Clinton, Michigan, USA
1944 Age 34	Birth of daughter, Barbara Ruth Peltier	26 Jun 1944 Michigan, USA
1945 Age 35	Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Bombings	One two nuclear bombs have ever been used offensively during war. The first was detonated on the city of Hiroshima, Japan near the end of World War II on August 6, 1945. The second was detonated on the city of Nagasaki, Japan three days later on August 9, 1945. The bombings resulted in the immediate deaths of approximately 110,000 people, mostly civilians, and the eventual deaths of many more due to injury, acute radiation sickness, and ionizing radiation.
1947 Age 37	The Cold War	The Cold War was an extensive period of political and military tension between the Soviet Union and the powers of the Western World, primarily the United States. The tensions began after WWII when the USA and the Soviet Union disagreed about the configuration of the post war world. While the “war” consisted of proxy wars, espionage, propaganda, a nuclear arms race, the race to space, and military coalitions, the primary participants never officially engaged in conflict. The Cold War ended in 1991 after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
1949 Age 39	Death of brother, Ralph Comfort Peltier	13 Mar 1949 Lansing, Ingham, Michigan, USA
1950 Age 40	Census/Residence	Elsie, Clinton, Michigan, USA; Relation to Head: Head; Marital Status: Married
1950 Age 40	Korean War	The Korean War was a conflict between the Republic of Korea supported by the USA and the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea supported by the People’s Republic of China and the Soviet Union. The war began with the invasion of South Korea by North Korea. The war ended when an armistice was signed designating the 38th parallel as the demilitarized zone.
1955 Age 45	Civil Rights Movement	Bet. 1955-1968 in USA The Civil Rights Movement was a movement, primarily in the Southern United States, aimed at restoring suffrage and outlawing racial discrimination against African- Americans. During this time period non- violent protests and civil disobedience staged by activists created crisis situations for the government. Some notable protests include the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the March on Washington, the Greensboro Sit-in, and the Selma to Montgomery Marches. Notable legislation was passed during this time including the Civil Rights Act of 1964, The Voting Rights Act of 1965, The Immigration and Nationality Service Act of 1965, and the Civil Rights Act of 1968.
1959 Age 49	Vietnam War	Bet. Sep 1959 - Apr 1975 The Vietnam War was fought between the communist forces of North Vietnam supported by China and the Soviet Union and the non-communist forces of South Vietnam supported by the USA and other allies. The war resulted in large casualties including 4 million Vietnamese from both sides, 1.5-2 million Laotians and Cambodians, and 58,159 US soldiers.
1963 Age 54	John F. Kennedy Assassination	22 Nov 1963 in Dallas, Texas. President John F. Kennedy was fatally shot while riding with his wife, Jaqueline, in a Presidential motorcade near Dealey Plaza in Dallas. After a government investigation, Lee Harvey Oswald was charged with the assassination but was killed before he could stand trial. President Kennedy was succeeded in the Presidency by his Vice President, Lyndon B. Johnson.
1965 Age 55	Marriage of daughter, Barbara Ruth Peltier to  Bruce Campbell Nash II	09 Jan 1965 California, Branch, Michigan, USA
1969 Age 53	Apollo 11 Moon Landing	Apollo 11 was the first lunar mission of NASA’s Apollo program and the first space mission to land a man on the moon. The “Eagle” lunar module reached the moon on July 20, 1969 after which Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Jr became the first two men to walk on the moon.  It is estimated that 600 million people across the world watched the broadcast of the moon landing. After conducting a number of operations on the moon, the astronauts returned safely to earth, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean on July 24, 1969.
1970 Age 60	Marriage of son,  David Raymond Peltier to Katherine E “Kathy” Storke	24 Jan 1970 Douglas County, Nevada, USA
1988 Age 79	Death	27 Nov 1988 Owosso, Shiawassee, Michigan, USA