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Vera Fortune 1921 - 2004

Vera Fortune of Dillingham, Dillingham County, AK was born on August 25, 1921, and died at age 82 years old on January 15, 2004.

Vera Fortune

Dillingham, Dillingham County, AK 99576

August 25, 1921

January 15, 2004

Female

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1921

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August 25, 1921

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2004

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January 15, 2004

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Vera Fortune lived 11 years longer than the average family member when died at the age of 82.

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In 1921, in the year that Vera Fortune was born, on November 11th, the first burial was held at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. The body of an unknown soldier - selected by Army Sgt. Edward F. Younger who was highly decorated for valor and received the Distinguished Service Cross in "The Great War" - was brought back from France (World War 1) and placed in the newly completed tomb. President Warren G. Harding officiated at the interment ceremonies.

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In 1931, Vera was merely 10 years old 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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