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Rita D Laise 1931 - 2011

Rita D Laise of Denver, Denver County, CO was born on February 13, 1931, and died at age 80 years old on June 20, 2011.
Rita D Laise
Denver, Denver County, CO 80247
February 13, 1931
June 20, 2011
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  • 02/13
    1931

    Birthday

    February 13, 1931
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  • 06/20
    2011

    Death

    June 20, 2011
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    Rita D Laise lived 5 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 80.
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In 1931, in the year that Rita D Laise was born, in March, “The Star Spangled Banner” officially became the national anthem by congressional resolution. Other songs had previously been used - among them, "My Country, 'Tis of Thee", "God Bless America", and "America the Beautiful". There was fierce debate about making "The Star Spangled Banner" the national anthem - Southerners and veterans organizations supported it, pacifists and educators opposed it.
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In 1945, at the age of only 14 years old, Rita was alive when on February 19th, US Marines landed on the island of Iwo Jima and the Battle of Iwo Jima began. Lasting 5 weeks, it was some of the bloodiest and fiercest fighting in the Pacific theater during World War II. The occupying Japanese forces were heavily armed and there were 21,000 Japanese soldiers on the island at the beginning of the battle. Only 216 Japanese soldiers were captured afterwards - the rest had been killed in action or committed suicide. 6,800 American soldiers died but the Americans took control of the island.
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