1949-52.....somewhere in there.... before that it was the Army Air Corp....
how is that for specific?
K
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> From: Dave Dahlgren <ddahlgren@snet.net>
> To: Pope, Jeff <Jeff.Pope@HSV.Boeing.com>
> Cc: 'Scott Cowle' <scowle@mentorcollege.edu>; land-speed@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: armed forces day
> Date: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:26 AM
>
> As an aside to this what year did the Army/Air Force change to the Army
and the
> Air Force separately?
> Dave Dahlgren
>
> "Pope, Jeff" wrote:
> >
> > Scott,
> > According to:
> > http://www.bright.net/~jimsjems/armed.html
> > <http://www.bright.net/~jimsjems/armed.html>
> >
> > Armed Forces Day
> > Third Saturday in May
> >
> >
> > Originally, each branch of the armed forces set aside a date to honor
the
> > founding of their particular service.
> >
> > Air Force Day - August 1
> > Army Day - April 6
> > Coast Guard Day - August 4
> > Marine Corps Day - November 10
> > Navy Day - October 27
> >
> > On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the
> > creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate
> > Army, Navy and Air Force Days. The single-day celebration, Third
Saturday in
> > May , was a result of the unification of the Armed
> > Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Scott Cowle [SMTP:scowle@mentorcollege.edu]
> > Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 7:17 AM
> > To: land-speed@autox.team.net
> > Subject: armed forces day
> >
> > I'm a Canuck so I gotta ask, where did armed forces day come from,I'm
all
> > for it, everyone who serves deserves a day of recognition besides
> > remembrance day? Scott
> > P.S. I've made up my mind, I'm taking my Duster to Bonneville in two
years,
> > I'd bet dollars to donuts you 'll think I been sipping too much
Molson's but
> > I'm determined to go 200mph in that car! Don't know how yet, but where
> > there's a will theres gotta be a way- usually involves
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$!
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