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Jupiter Senior Softball News

Jupiter Senior Softball Association of Veterans Day dates to Nov. 11, 1919 when President
players paid tribute to all the men Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the date as Armistice Day
and women who served in the to commemorate the first anniversary of the cessation of
armed forces during a Veterans Day fighting in World War I. It wasn’t until 1938 that Congress
ceremony Nov. 10 at Maplewood officially designated Armistice Day as a legal national
Park. holiday.
About 60 players attended the Following the end of both World War II and the Korean
ceremony prior to their morning ball War, Congress again amended the name of the holiday
games.The event featured remarks in 1954, “this time to honor those who participated in all
by Army veteran Gary Vitaletti who U.S. wars” calling it Veterans Day, Vitaletti noted.
said, “Today we honor America’s The veterans’ tribute concluded with playing of a
veterans for their patriotism, love of recording of God Bless the U.S.A., a patriotic song
county and willingness to serve and written and recorded by country music artist Lee
sacrifice for the common good.” Greenwood. The Jupiter Senior Softball program is open
Veterans who were present were to persons 55 years of age and older. Games are every
asked to step forward and were Monday, Wednesday and Friday morning at 8:30 a.m. at
applauded by the crowd. They Maplewood Park pending completion of renovations to
included Mike Manasia, 91, a Korean Jupiter Community Park that are under way.
War army veteran who is the oldest For more information about the senior softball program
active player in the softball league. contact Gary Newman at (917) 623-0791 or to register go
Vitaletti explained that the origin Gary Vitaletti was a featured speaker for a Veterans Day ceremony Nov. 10. to www.leaguelineup.com/jssa.

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