Today I'm featuring a stamp of Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
No other president has had a greater impact of the American life. His bold programs helped pull the nation out of the Great Depression. I spoke to my Mother this morning, she would have been 17 in 1944 and remembers the long bread lines that her family stood in and how her Dad was out of work and no jobs were to be had.
He also lead America to victory over the axis powers in World War II. My Dad was in the Army/Airforce in 1945 and was a radio tower operator.
One of Roosevelt's greatest accomplishments and most lasting legacies is far removed from politics. A polio victim himself, he brought the nation's attention to the disease and founded the March of Dimes in 1938.
This stamp was issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of this birth.
Since this is Memorial Day Observance, I thought I would post a Veterans Administration stamp.
The Veterans Administration was created on July 21, 1930, by consolidating several smaller agencies created after the Revolutionary War. At it's 50th anniversary the VA's programs covered 30 million living veterans. At the same time, the VA still provided support for windows and children of the civil war.
The GI Bill was intituted in June 1944. My husband served during the Viet Nam era and used the G.I. Bill to help achieve his associates and bachelor's degrees!!!
Hope you enjoyed my patriotic review today.
Happy Stamping.
Ann
9 comments:
For me, across the Atlantic, I didn't know so much about Roosevelt, so I've learnt a lot.
You did a nice research on former president Roosevelt. It certainly goes very well with your theme for this Memorial Day.
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Awesome First Day Covers you have there!
I recently saw a movie about FDR and it focused mainly on his campaign against combating polio. If I am not mistaken, FDR was played by Kevin Kline. Good movie.
Roosevelt was also a famous stamp collector.
We actually have a major hi-way and some schools back in my home country,Philippines, named after him.
Here is my Sunday Stamp
Roosevelt and Churchill were the first politicians I was aware of as a boy during WWII. I have a number of stamps of them both.
My father always used to teach me so much about Roosevelt and Churchill and WWII. Great to learn some more. Thank you so much for sharing this, also for visiting and leaving me such wonderful comments! Awesome theme for M.D.
Have a good M.D., too.
FABBY
Roosevelt is one of my fav presidents. I did not know he was a stamp collector, postcardy!
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