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Vol. 46, No. 1 Remembrance Day, 2019, Ge The world will
by Joe Bordonaro President Lincoln was wro about the first part, but v correct about the second pa
this famous phrase from his nificent “Gettysburg Addres On Nov. 23, 2019, reenactor members of the general publ gathered in Gettysburg, Pen to remember the actions of soldiers and the President
Remembrance Day 2019. Stafford County Science Teacher Don Mullen, portray President Lincoln. (Garry Adelman, American
Members of the 14th Brooklyn years ago. The Sons of Union Veterans held their 62nd ann parade, featuring numerous C War reenactors. Members of r enacting groups commemorated the actions of various indiv and units by conducting marc es and visiting monuments. A
“Remembrance Illumination” o Gettysburg National Cemetery graves occurs each year, as Although the numbers of reen tors are down from its 2000 when Wikipedia estimated the
were about 50,000 Civil War enactors; a still impressive ber showed up this year and the traditions alive. The ac
panying photos highlight som activities that took place. Joe Bordonaro is a USAF vete