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Veteran
Veteran: a person who has served in a country's armed forces, defined by law (US Title 38, UK one-day rule). Covers census definitions, benefits history, the American Legion, VFW, Royal British Legion, and remembrance.
Washington Naval Conference
The Washington Naval Conference was held in Washington, D.C. from November 1921 to February 1922, where nine nations signed the first treaties limiting naval armaments and Pacific fortifications.
West Ukrainian People's Republic (Західноукраїнська Народна Республіка)
The West Ukrainian People's Republic (ZUNR, ЗУНР) was a Ukrainian state proclaimed 1-13 November 1918 on former Austro-Hungarian lands (Eastern Galicia, Bukovina, Transcarpathia), unified with the UNR by the Act Zluky of 22 January 1919, and lost to Poland by July 1919.
White poppy
White poppy: pacifist remembrance symbol first made in 1933 by the Co-operative Women's Guild, distributed since 1934 by the Peace Pledge Union; remembers all war victims, military and civilian, and commits to peace, alongside or instead of the red poppy.