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Jack Spanhak submits veteran land-allocation letter and poem

Also It is the VETERAN 2005

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TypeEvent
Date2005-02
WithinBeaver Island
ErasModern era
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Event
Date
2005-02
Kind
Publication
Eras
Modern era
Concepts
militarycommunityheritagecommunication
Within
Beaver Island

Summary

Jack Spanhak’s letter connects a dispute over an AmVets land request with a broader reflection on veterans’ sacrifices, and the issue prints the accompanying “It is the VETERAN” poem.

Evidence limits

This record documents a published letter and attributed poem, not the complete township decision record or the poem’s authorship.

Sources

  1. Beaver Beacon, February 2005, "It is the VETERAN."
    Jack Spanhak reflects on Peaine Township's decision about an AmVets land request and submits an anonymous poem honoring veterans' sacrifices and civic freedoms. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the letter and poem publication.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-02_Beaver-Beacon

Added 7 August 2026. Recent changes

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Beaver Island Archive, “Jack Spanhak submits veteran land-allocation letter and poem”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-it-is-the-veteran-letter-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, February 2005, "It is the VETERAN." (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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