An FYI to any veteran readers out there: Free entry into the National Parks on Veteran's Day weekend.
The intent of this free entry is to see the historical parks like Gettysburg and such.
I recommend you bypass the backcountry on the freebie at least this weekend to honor those that have gone before us.
http://www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=118448
National Parks Free to All for Veterans Day Weekend
American Forces Press Service
WASHINGTON, Nov. 5, 2012 - America's 398 national parks will offer the public free admission Nov. 10-12 during Veterans Day weekend in honor of those who serve and have served in the U.S. military, according to a National Park Service news release.
"National parks preserve places that commemorate our country's collective heritage -- our ideals, our majestic lands, our sacred sites, our patriotic icons -- which our military has defended through the years," National Park Service Director Jonathan B. Jarvis said in the release.
"We are grateful for the service and sacrifice of military members, past and present, and honored to tell their story at many of our national parks," Jarvis added.
From frontier forts to World War II battlefields, more than 70 national parks have direct connections to the military, the release said. These include the earliest national parks, where Army engineers designed park roads and buildings and the cavalry enforced regulations from 1886 until the National Park Service was established in 1916.
National parks throughout the country will hold special events to commemorate Veterans Day...... |
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