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Veterans Day in the Lehigh Valley: These 12 local events aim to pay tribute this week

Jamal Wright
Reporter · Tuesday, November 10, 2026 at 10:30 AM · 1 min read
Veterans Day in the Lehigh Valley: These 12 local events aim to pay tribute this week — Bethlehem Community news

At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, 1918, the guns of World War I went silent. An armistice between the Allies and Germany had taken effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The war didn’t officially end until the Treaty of Versailles was signed the next June. But according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.”

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