Veterans Day 2011
Veterans Day originated as "Armistice Day" on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.
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Aboard USS Carl Vinson
In a photo provided by the U.S. Navy, Michigan State's Apractice Thudreian Payne dunks during basketball rsday, Nov. 10, 2011, on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2011, in Coronado, Calif. Michigan State plays North Carolina in the Carrier Classic on Veterans Day, Friday.
Credit: AP Photo/U.S. Navy, Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class James R. Evans
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