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On Wed November 13th 2013 Dowling College hosted a special 2 part event in appreciation of Veterans and their sacrifice. Freedom Verse was present for both of these events. In the early afternoon the Dowling College History Club and Veterans Society sponsored its annual Veteran's Day event where Vets and family members of Vets came out to relay their stories and personal experiences. Every Vet speaker was presented with a plaque honoring their service and a copy of Freedom Verse, Patriotic Poetry in Celebration of the American Spirit.
After the Veteran's Day event took place the poets from Freedom Verse came out to launch the book with a wonderfully powerful poetry reading. Family and friends and audience members came out to hear the wonderful poetry from the contributors--some of them Veteran's themselves, others just enthusiastic supporters of their cause and situation--and avid proponents of freedom.
Some of the contributors came from very far away--Suzanne Laudner and her husband came from the Ramstein Air Force base on Germany for the reading!
Some of the contributors came from very far away--Suzanne Laudner and her husband came from the Ramstein Air Force base on Germany for the reading!
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In addition to the book being for sale, contributors and patrons of the event had the option to purchase copies to donate them to Veteran's and active duty military bases. More than 50 copies were purchased to be donated and the Freedom Verse project is currently compiling a list of Vets homes and military bases that will be receiving these copies.
Freedom verse is currently booking events and getting the copies around to the people who need and deserve them the most. If you want more information on how you can help click the picture below to donate a copy to a vet or active duty soldier. Keep checking back here for updates on the Freedom Verse tour and our progress!
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