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Sophie Rosalie Hester 1916 - 2008

Sophie Rosalie Hester of Lexington, Lee County, Texas was born on May 15, 1916, and died at age 92 years old on September 30, 2008.
Sophie Rosalie Hester
Lexington, Lee County, Texas 78947
May 15, 1916
September 30, 2008
Female
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  • 05/15
    1916

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    May 15, 1916
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  • 09/30
    2008

    Death

    September 30, 2008
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    Sophie Rosalie Hester lived 21 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 92.
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In 1916, in the year that Sophie Rosalie Hester was born, in June, the U.S. Congress authorized a plan to expand the armed forces over the next five years. Called the National Defense Act of 1916, the national law expanded the National Guard and Army (the Army added an aviation unit), created the Reserves, and gave the President expanded authority to federalize the National Guard. It also allowed the government to stockpile, in advance, materiel to be used in wartime.
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In 1931, at the age of only 15 years old, Sophie was alive when 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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