Veterans Day (Armistice Day)

Tomorrow is Veterans Day (Armistice Day).  Display your flag proudly!

“The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation.” - George Washington

 

Think about our Veterans today, tomorrow and always.  If you know a Vet, thank them. If you encounter a Vet (many wear an emblem or hat proclaiming their service), thank them. 

There's an interesting "History of Veterans Day" provided by the US Department of Veterans Affairs at
http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp   Please be sure to read it sometime today or over the weekend. 

According to "History of Veterans Day", Armistice Day commemorated "the armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany (that) went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month." 

Armistice Day became a Federal Holiday in 1938 as "primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I ..."

In 1954, November 11th became "Veterans Day", a day to honor American veterans of all wars, although some still celebrate "Armistice Day". 

Also, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is collecting photographs of each of the 58,272 men and women whose names are inscribed on The Wall.  To date, 21,000 have been collected. For more information, go to  http://www.vvmf.org/

Pete Stenson