Veterans Day is an annual American holiday occurring Nov. 11. The same day is also known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world.  It began as a commemoration of the end of Word War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918.  Since then it has become a salute to all veterans of all wars and to all who have served their country in military service.

Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service. Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery.

This page is  dedicated to the alumni, teachers and guest members of Tampa Bay Tech High School Class of 1981 who served in the Armed Forces.  We invite you to send in your stories and photos.  We are honored to post those items on this page.

Thank you for what you did for us and for our  country.

 

                                                        

 

Virtual Vietnam Wall

Someone spent a lot of time on the following link and it is truly remarkable.  To all Vietnam Veterans, family and friends, click on the picture below and take a look. The link will take you to a 'virtual wall' of all those lost during the Viet Nam war with the names, bio's and other information on our lost comrades. It is a very memorable link, and those who served in that timeframe and lost friends or family can look them up on this site. Pass it on to other veterans who you think would like this.

First click on a state.......then when it opens .........a name.......then it should show you a picture of the person or at least his bio and medals.......                        

 

Daddy's Girl

 

Our Heroes:

Debra Brown (Thames)

James Bush

Thomas Collins Jr.

Earl Cox

Kenrick Davis

Terance Eady

Bernard Flowers

Jeff Gray

Nelson Haynes

Hilda Kitchen (James)

Melinda McClamma (Young)

Dan Mosrie

Edward Patrick

Dwayne Pinkney

Anthony Polk

Linda Richardson (Williams)

Robert Shadwick

Horsley Shorter Jr

Brian Temlin

Brenda Wells (Brown)

Hardy Williams

Sumner Wilson

Lynn Wright

Andrew Young 

 

 

Please send a message if your name needs added to this list!