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a humble thank you to all those who answered our nations call and served with honor....to all in our military serving today you are in our hearts & prays not just today but everyday until you are back on home soil....
While most know that Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, the meaning behind its exact date (November 11) may not be so familiar. Here's the backstory:
Back in 1918, in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a stop to hostilities was declared, ending World War I. An armistice to cease the fighting on the Western Front was signed by the Allied powers and Germany.
President Woodrow Wilson immediately proclaimed the day "Armistice Day," kicking off the annual commemoration on November 11. But over the years, with veterans returning from World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day — a day reserved to honor veterans returning from all wars. But 11/11 still represented the end of the Great War in the public's mind, and the date stuck.
In 1921, unidentified dead from the war were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Westminster Abbey in London, and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tradition to honor those killed in the war but never identified continues every year in the U.S. The ceremony is held at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Congress designated Veterans Day as a legal holiday in 1938, and since then, most Americans have come to know it as a day for store sales and parades. Yahoo! Searches on the holiday have already surged on the Web. People want to know "veterans day history," "veterans day closings," veterans day sales," and "veterans day free meals."
Location: Brooklyn, NYC There's no place like home ....
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Will give my father a call today .
WW2 Veteran ..... was in the 2nd wave at Normandy.
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a humble thank you to all those who answered our nations call and served with honor....to all in our military serving today you are in our hearts & prays not just today but everyday until you are back on home soil....
You have such a wonderful way with words Jerry. Thank you.
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Very nice Glenn
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The 11th Hour: The Date Behind Veterans Day
While most know that Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, the meaning behind its exact date (November 11) may not be so familiar. Here's the backstory:
Back in 1918, in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a stop to hostilities was declared, ending World War I. An armistice to cease the fighting on the Western Front was signed by the Allied powers and Germany.
President Woodrow Wilson immediately proclaimed the day "Armistice Day," kicking off the annual commemoration on November 11. But over the years, with veterans returning from World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day — a day reserved to honor veterans returning from all wars. But 11/11 still represented the end of the Great War in the public's mind, and the date stuck.
In 1921, unidentified dead from the war were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Westminster Abbey in London, and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tradition to honor those killed in the war but never identified continues every year in the U.S. The ceremony is held at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.
Congress designated Veterans Day as a legal holiday in 1938, and since then, most Americans have come to know it as a day for store sales and parades. Yahoo! Searches on the holiday have already surged on the Web. People want to know "veterans day history," "veterans day closings," veterans day sales," and "veterans day free meals."
In infuriates me that Veteran's Day & Memorial Day have become associated with sales!! It is obscene.
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thank you doesn't begin to express the gratitude owed to our Veterans. And a thank you to all the families who make sacrifices everyday, kids, moms, dads, brothers and sisters who go without their loved ones while they serve. If you see a vet, thank a vet, it sounds corny, but I do it all the time. just walk up, be sincere, say thanks and shake their hand.
Location: Hudson Valley Region, NY The "sonoma/napa" of the Northeast~~~~~
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thank you doesn't begin to express the gratitude owed to our Veterans. And a thank you to all the families who make sacrifices everyday, kids, moms, dads, brothers and sisters who go without their loved ones while they serve. If you see a vet, thank a vet, it sounds corny, but I do it all the time. just walk up, be sincere, say thanks and shake their hand.
Thanks you not only to those who served but to thier families, friends and loved ones who serve(d) with them.
And to follow up with what George said.. you couldnt be more correct. Something so small.. yet it means so much.
Lastly... I saw this on a bumper sticker today up on base at West Point here.... "Patriotic dissent is a luxury afforded to those by better men then they"
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WW2 Veteran ..... was in the 2nd wave at Normandy. 
thank you doesn't begin to express the gratitude owed to our Veterans. And a thank you to all the families who make sacrifices everyday, kids, moms, dads, brothers and sisters who go without their loved ones while they serve. If you see a vet, thank a vet, it sounds corny, but I do it all the time. just walk up, be sincere, say thanks and shake their hand.
