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  2. General Pulaski Memorial Day - Wikipedia

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    General Pulaski Memorial Day is a United States public holiday in honor of General Kazimierz Pułaski (spelled Casimir Pulaski in English), a Polish hero of the American Revolution. This holiday is held every year on October 11 by Presidential Proclamation , to commemorate his death from wounds suffered at the siege of Savannah on October 9 ...

  3. Commemoration of Casimir Pulaski - Wikipedia

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    School districts have the option of observing Pulaski Day as a holiday. Pulaski Day A mid-July holiday in Buffalo, New York, whose population consists of many Polish immigrants and their descendants, comprising an annual parade. Pulaski Days A three-day celebration in Grand Rapids, Michigan on the first full weekend in October, in which the ...

  4. Casimir Pulaski - Wikipedia

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    Kazimierz Michał Władysław Wiktor Pułaski (Polish: [kaˈʑimjɛʂ puˈwaskʲi] ⓘ; March 4 or 6, 1745 [a] – October 11, 1779), anglicized as Casimir Pulaski (/ ˈ k æ z ɪ m ɪər p ə ˈ l æ s k i / KAZ-im-eer pə-LASK-ee), was a Polish nobleman, [b] soldier, and military commander who has been called "The Father of American cavalry" or "The Soldier of Liberty".

  5. Casimir Pulaski Day - Wikipedia

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    This is a separate holiday from the federal observance, General Pulaski Memorial Day, which commemorates Pulaski's death from wounds suffered at the Siege of Savannah October 11, 1779. Illinois enacted a law on September 13, 1977, to celebrate the birthday of Casimir Pulaski and held the first official Pulaski Day celebrations in 1978.

  6. National Park Service celebrates Fort Pulaski's 100th ... - AOL

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    National Park Service Chief Historian Turkiya Lowe gives the keynote address during the Fort Pulaski National Monument 100th anniversary celebration on Saturday, October 12, 2024.

  7. Pulaski Day Parade - Wikipedia

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    The Pulaski Day Parade is a parade held annually since 1937 on Fifth Avenue in New York City to commemorate Casimir Pulaski, a Polish hero of the American Revolutionary War. The parade runs from 35th to 54th Streets passing by St. Patrick's Cathedral .

  8. 100-year-old World War II veteran honored in Pulaski with ...

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    Eugene "Jack" Kraszewski of Pittsfield will be going to France for the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landing in Normandy. 100-year-old World War II veteran honored in Pulaski with parade as he ...

  9. List of South Carolina state symbols - Wikipedia

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    The third Friday in September is POW/MIA Recognition Day in South Carolina observed to remember military personnel who were prisoners of war or declared missing in action. October 11 is set as General Pulaski Memorial Day to commemorate the date of Casimir Pulaski's death and remember his service in South Carolina during the American Revolution.