Petition For An Annual Commemorative National Miner's Day For The United States Of America

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  1. Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 6:16 PM    link Sjaak R. | ,

    Hello coalers in the states.
    Last year we organised the first Dutch Miners day to commemorate our miners. From 1875 to 1975 our miners worked an gave away a peace of their health for the econmy in the Netherlands.
    This year we started a club for ex-miners. We organize several activities and visit other Miner-sites in Europe.
    We would like to contact Miners all over the World, we made allready contacts in Germany, Poland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, france, Austria, Swiss, Tsjechia and Slowenia.
    Please contact us.
    Sjaak Rook, Mijnwerkersvereniging "de limburgse Koempels".

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  3. Fri., Nov. 20, 2009 2:35 AM    link Pisces M L. | Matoaka, WV

  4. Tue., Nov. 17, 2009 3:55 PM    link Eleanor Blevins B. | Colorado Springs, CO

    My father, Dana A. Blevins, was
    a personal friend of Senator Robert Byrd.
    I graduated from BIG CREEK HIGH SCHOOL in
    1947. My husband and I celebrated our 50th
    Wedding Anniversary on Dec. 23, 2008.

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  6. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:20 PM    link Christopher R. | Morgantown, WV

  7. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:18 PM    link Cheston W. | Morgantown, WV

  8. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:17 PM    link Harold V. | Morgantown, WV

  9. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:16 PM    link Jared K. | Canvas, WV

  10. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:16 PM    link Corey B. | Pittsburgh, PA

  11. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link William C. | Turtle Creek, WV

  12. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link Albert J. | Morgantown, WV

  13. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 12:14 PM    link Zachary C. | Mingo Junction, OH

  14. Mon., Nov. 16, 2009 11:07 AM    link Tricia B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  15. Sun., Nov. 15, 2009 10:33 PM    link Barbara W. | Canyon Country, CA

    I am blessed to be a coal miner's granddaughter. My Grandpa Dan (Phillips) worked the mines in VA and WV. I would love to see him and the thousands of others who dedicated, and sometimes sacrificed, their lives to this noble profession. Because of these brave miners, the United States has achieved a standard of living and way of life that would be unknown. It is with gratitude and honor that I request a day to honor these miners.

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  17. Sun., Nov. 15, 2009 3:09 PM    link Dennis R. | Mission Viejo, CA

    Formerly of Pocahontas, VA, in the heart of the Appalachian coalfields. Now living in California (since 1963), but will always look back with respect and admiration for the men of my childhood who went into the mines each day, including my grandfather, who lost a leg in a mining accident, and two uncles, one of whom stayed in the mines for over 30 years, a proud UMWA member until the end, when he died of black lung disease in 2005.

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  19. Sat., Nov. 14, 2009 11:55 AM    link Natalie S. | Madison, AL

  20. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 8:16 AM    link Timothy L. | Summersville, WV

  21. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 1:29 AM    link Joe H. | Los Angeles, CA

  22. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:50 AM    link Bart B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  23. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:49 AM    link Kimberly B. | Mount Lookout, WV

  24. Fri., Nov. 13, 2009 12:45 AM    link Kevin B. | Morgantown, WV

  25. Mon., Nov. 9, 2009 7:34 PM    link Claude W. | Elizabethton, TN

  26. Sun., Nov. 8, 2009 12:25 AM    link rachaelwon w. | Marina, CA

  27. Sat., Nov. 7, 2009 2:24 PM    link Shirley Q. | Mount Holly, NC

    My dad died when I was 10 from blacklung. He was proud and loved being a miner and I know it would make him proud to know that he and others like him were honored witha Miner's Day.

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  29. Fri., Nov. 6, 2009 10:54 AM    link Name not displayed | Grundy, VA

    Let's keep the lights on...

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  31. Thu., Nov. 5, 2009 8:55 PM    link Greg T. | Mount Hope, WV

  32. Tue., Nov. 3, 2009 4:03 PM    link Denise W. | Waynesburg, PA

  33. Tue., Nov. 3, 2009 11:10 AM    link Daniel P. | Plano, TX

  34. Mon., Nov. 2, 2009 3:37 PM    link Tj H. | Winchester, TN

  35. Mon., Nov. 2, 2009 2:42 PM    link Name not displayed | Zachary, LA

  36. Sun., Nov. 1, 2009 6:39 PM    link gene m. | Blairsville, GA

  37. Sat., Oct. 31, 2009 10:24 AM    link Carl B. | Princeton, WV

  38. Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 5:10 PM    link Brent A. | Hermitage, MO

  39. Wed., Oct. 28, 2009 5:07 PM    link Name not displayed | Hermitage, MO

  40. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 8:07 PM    link Cathy S. | Bluefield, WV

  41. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 6:52 PM    link Catessa S. | Romney, WV

  42. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 6:45 PM    link Name not displayed | Princeton, WV

  43. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 5:27 PM    link Rich N. | Marietta, GA

  44. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 5:24 PM    link Paula C. | Bluefield, WV

  45. Tue., Oct. 27, 2009 3:25 PM    link Lindsey B. | Bluefield, WV

    We owe much to the coal miners of past years and today. In the past and beginning of mining the owners of the mines made millions of dollars while the miners made pennies and the conditions were horrible. My grandfather, who was a company mining engineer in southern West Virginia during the 1900's - 19050's, fully supported the beginning of the miners union resulting in better pay and safer working conditions. If it was not for coal our power bills would be much higher than they already are. Coal miners are BRAVE PEOPLE. They deserve a day dedicated to them! God bless them and God bless America!

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  47. Mon., Oct. 26, 2009 4:36 PM    link PAUL & MARY ANN M. | Hilton, NY

    Mary Ann is the granddaughter of 2 Wilkes-Barre PA coal miners. Her grandfather Joseph Chmielewski was killed in a mine accident at about age 30 & her grandfather Adolph Gorski died from "Coal miner's asthma" (black lung disease). Her mother left school at age 9 in the 4th grade to help her mother support and raise a large family. We are proud of our coal miner heritage & grateful for the miners who worked so hard to support their families and make a good life possible for them. Also we are grateful for their work to provide energy for our nation.

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  49. Mon., Oct. 26, 2009 4:50 AM    link Roger E. | Moneta, VA

    I think coal miners have helped make this country what it is today. My dad Dewey F. England was a coal miner in Capels, West Virginia and so was my brother and myself (for eight years). My dad was killed when I was eleven years old and it wasn't easy to handle at the time. Many dad's were killed mining coal. I think a national miners' day would be an honorable thing.

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  51. Sun., Oct. 25, 2009 1:27 AM    link Ann F. | Colorado Springs, CO

  52. Thu., Oct. 22, 2009 3:32 PM    link peter a. | Ukiah, CA

  53. Tue., Oct. 20, 2009 7:46 PM    link Angela J. | Zanesville, IN

    My Grandfather was an Illinois coal miner and passed away before I was born from black lung and ulcers. I think he and all of these dedicated and brave men should be honored.

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  55. Mon., Oct. 19, 2009 11:53 AM    link Thomas C. | Butler, PA

    My grandfathers both worked in the mines of the Monongahela Valley in Western Pennsylvania; we lost one in a mining accident. My mom and aunts were some of the many children orphaned by mining accidents. It's time to honor those who did this backbreaking work that helped our country become a world power.

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  57. Sun., Oct. 18, 2009 3:58 PM    link Karen W. | Myrtle Beach, SC

    I can remember so many of the stories our grandmother Ida Powell would tell her grandchildren about the coal mines. My Pawpaw Powell took biscuits and gravy each day for lunch and worked for $.50 an hour. Pawpaw would tell us how stubborn the mules were that work in the mines.
    Coal mining runs through the veins of my family, just as the love for the coal miners will always be in our hearts.

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  59. Sat., Oct. 17, 2009 12:00 AM    link Myra S C. | Kingston, TN

    My grandfather and my great=grandfather were among many of my relatives who worked in the mines of Overton and Fentress County, Tennessee. I have a lot of respect for these hard-working people, and I sincerely hope they receive the recognition they deserve. I am proud to be a "coal miner's granddaughter and great-granddaughter.”

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  61. Fri., Oct. 16, 2009 7:21 PM    link Yvonne B. | Roanoke, VA

    I am not from a miner family by birth - but have adopted both Pocahontas, VA and Coalwood, WV into my heart and through their acquaintance, feel miner's should definitely have a special National Miner's Day!!

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  63. Thu., Oct. 15, 2009 10:21 PM    link Tyler B. | ,

    My grand-father worked in the mining field for 40 years. He was also a federal mine inspector. My father has worked for 25 years and still is. I believe it is time for America to HONOR coal miners, they get very little recognition for risking their lives everyday.

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  65. Thu., Oct. 15, 2009 4:14 PM    link Abby R. | Tampa, FL

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