(Denver, Colorado, 11/11/2005) Ethel Rogers (cq), 92, from Arvada, was a member of WAC and served in the Army Post Office in the Seattle Port during WWII ('44-'46). During a program commemorating Veteran's Day, she saluted the American flag as it was raised in the Riverside Cemetery. This cemetery is Denver's oldest military cemetery dating back to Civil War veterans. The ceremony concluded with the playing of Taps on 11/11 that ended exactly at 11 am, the time made famous in 1918 as the exact conclusion time of WWI. (JUDY DEHAAS/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) Ethel Rogers (cq)
(Denver, Colorado, 11/11/2005) Ethel Rogers (cq), 92, from Arvada, was a member of WAC and served in the Army Post Office in the Seattle Port during WWII ('44-'46). During a program commemorating Veteran's Day, she saluted the American flag as it was raised in the Riverside Cemetery. This cemetery is Denver's oldest military cemetery dating back to Civil War veterans. The ceremony concluded with the playing of Taps on 11/11 that ended exactly at 11 am, the time made famous in 1918 as the exact conclusion time of WWI. (JUDY DEHAAS/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) Ethel Rogers (cq)
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SALUTES, REBUKES AND TEARS / Donning the uniform she wore as a member of the Women's Army Corps during World War II, Ethel Rogers, 92, of Arvada, salutes the American flag as it is raised Friday at Riverside Cemetery in Denver in honor of Veterans Day. She served at an Army post office from 1944-46.
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JD;(Denver, Colorado, 11/11/2005) Ethel Rogers (cq), 92, from Arvada, (303.524.3730) was a member of WAC and served in the Army Post Office in the Seattle Port during WWII ('44-'46). She saluted the American flag as it was raised in the Riverside Cemetery, home to Denver's oldest military cemetery dating back to Civil War veterans, during a program commemorating Veteran's Day. The ceremony concluded with the playing of Taps on 11/11 that ended exactly at 11 am, the time made famous in 1918 as the exact conclusion time of WWI. (JUDY DEHAAS/ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS) Ethel Rogers (cq)
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2005-11-11 13:20:34
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2005:11:11 10:45:21
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