Valerie Kay Hammer ²

  Noted events in her life were:

• The Korean War started when North Korea invaded South Korea, 25 Jun 1950.

• The Korean War ended when North Korea accepted the United Nations proposals, 4 Jun 1953.

• The first U.S. combat troops arrived in Vietnam, 8 Mar 1956.

• The Cuban missile crisis began when American spy planes spotted Soviet missile bases in Cuba, 22 Oct 1962. 27 Oct 1962 The Soviet Union removed its missiles from Cuba
20 Nov 1962 The United States lifted the blockade of Cuba, which ended the Cuban missile crisis

• High School Graduation, Jun 1964, Vassar, Tuscola Co., Michigan.

• U. S. begins sending troops to Vietnam, Jul 1964.

• moved to Ontario, 18 Aug 1966, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ⁴

• United States astronauts landed on the moon, 20 Jul 1969.

• The Cold War ended Presidents George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev announced the official end to the Co, 3 Dec 1969.

• The Vietnam War ended, 30 Apr 1975.

• moved to Alberta, Jul 1975, Peace River, Alberta, Canada.

• moved to Saskatchewan, 1976, North Battleford, Saskatchewan, Canada.

• moved to Nevada, Apr 1977, Sparks, Washoe, Nevada.

• moved to Oregon, Sep 1977, Cave Junction, Josephine Co., Oregon.

• The Gulf War began when Iraqi forces invaded Kuwait, 2 Aug 1990.

• The Gulf War ended when a cease fire was signed between the United Nations and Iraq, 11 Apr 1991.

• Terrorists attacked U.S. Targets in New York, Washington D.C. and Pennsylvania, 11 Sep 2001.

Valerie married John Alton Brown, son of Lawrence Otto Brown and Signe Linea Christina Anderson.

Valerie next married Philip Emerson Skelton, son of Emerson W. Skelton and Eleanor Grace Spaulding, on 31 Jul 1965 in Vassar, Tuscola Co., Michigan.¹ (Philip Emerson Skelton was born on 21 Sep 1942 in Chatham, Kent, Ontario, Canada and died on 22 Oct 2005 in Calgary, , Alberta, Canada.)