Happy Memorial Day Weekend from NAWRB!

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Observed the last Monday of May, Memorial Day is a holiday honoring the women and men who have died in military service for the United States. Memorial Day was officially recognized as a federal holiday in 1971, and was originally known as Decoration Day in the years following the American Civil War. Americans commemorate the day by attending memorials and cemeteries, holding parades and hosting neighborhood barbecues.

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day from NAWRB! This is a holiday that observes the death and traditional religious feast day of Saint Patrick, the foremost patron saint of Ireland. Did you know that you have a 10,000 in 1 chance of finding a four-leaf clover, or that it isn’t possible to reach the end of a rainbow? Regardless, we hope you are having a good holiday and bump into some luck on this special day.

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, January 16, 2017

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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is an annual federal holiday observed on the third Monday in January honoring the life, teachings and achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr. As we enter the weekend celebrating one of our country’s most important activists and visionaries, and millions of Americans enjoy a day off work, we encourage you to remember and honor the teachings and work of Martin Luther King, Jr.

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Happy Thanksgiving from NAWRB!

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The NAWRB team would like to wish you and your loved ones a happy Thanksgiving filled with laughter, food and good cheer! With our busy lives and careers, we sometimes forget how lucky we are to be able to spend time with our family and friends. It is not often that families have the chance to all get together under one roof, and we must take the time to appreciate moments like these.

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Veterans Day 2016: Thanking our Veterans

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This Friday, November 11 is Veterans Day, a day to honor our country’s active and retired servicemen and women. The first Armistice Day was celebrated in 1919 and initially celebrated veterans of World War I. In 1954, a bill expanding the holiday to veterans of all wars passed and was amended six days later to officially make the holiday’s name Veterans Day.

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Fun Facts about Halloween 2016

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Halloween is just around the corner! Before we know it kids will be dressed in their favorite costumes stuffing their pillowcases and jack-o’-lantern pails with magnificent amounts of candy. Today, the Census Bureau released their latest Profile America Facts for Features with Halloween as the subject.

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