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"No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave." --Calvin Coolidge
"...Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth." --Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Please take a moment today and remember our young men and women who are in harm's way........continuing the lineage and legacy of those who came before, and answered their nation's call.
Is anyone participating in Veteran's Day activities today?
"...Let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain. --Dwight D. Eisenhower
"The patriot volunteer, fighting for country and his rights, makes the most reliable soldier on earth." --Thomas J. (Stonewall) Jackson
Please take a moment today and remember our young men and women who are in harm's way........continuing the lineage and legacy of those who came before, and answered their nation's call.
Is anyone participating in Veteran's Day activities today?
I am going to repost this from the thread I started on the same subject. My apologies DTOM. 
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In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans.
Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day".
Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holidiay 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all Wars," November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than 292,000 in battle.
Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.
More here:
Origins Of Veterans Day
I just wanted to say "Thank You" to all those who serve this country presently and for those brave men and women whose lives were sacrficed so that we might have life, liberty and pursue happiness.
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In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans.
Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day".
Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holidiay 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all Wars," November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than 292,000 in battle.
Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.
More here:
Origins Of Veterans Day
I just wanted to say "Thank You" to all those who serve this country presently and for those brave men and women whose lives were sacrficed so that we might have life, liberty and pursue happiness.
In Britain, today serves the same purpose as Beladonna posts, but we call it Remembrance Day. As in the US, the name changed from Armistice Day after WW2. Many services take place at war memorials up and down the country - (more or less every town has a cenotaph of some description memorialising local war dead) where veterans form all conflicts parade, and wreaths are laid at the feet of the monuments.
On the closest Sunday to it - Remembrance Sunday - more formal or religious ceremonies along the same lines take place.
In the UK, paper & plastic red poppies are bought and worn by most people (indeed most of the Remembrance wreaths are decorated with their red & black blooms) with the proceeds going to veterans charities. The poppy was chosen as the symbol because its blood-red flowers were the first vegetation to grow back in the muddy trnaches and no-man's land of the World War 1 battlefields. It also gives rise to a more informal British name for today - Poppy Day.
(Trivia note: I believe that the red petals used in Ridley Scott's film Gladiator during the final fight scene are the paper parts of British Remembrance poppies.)
On the closest Sunday to it - Remembrance Sunday - more formal or religious ceremonies along the same lines take place.
In the UK, paper & plastic red poppies are bought and worn by most people (indeed most of the Remembrance wreaths are decorated with their red & black blooms) with the proceeds going to veterans charities. The poppy was chosen as the symbol because its blood-red flowers were the first vegetation to grow back in the muddy trnaches and no-man's land of the World War 1 battlefields. It also gives rise to a more informal British name for today - Poppy Day.
(Trivia note: I believe that the red petals used in Ridley Scott's film Gladiator during the final fight scene are the paper parts of British Remembrance poppies.)
Happy Veteran's Day to all who have served and are serving our country!
You have our respect.
You have our respect.
Happy Veteran's Day!!
I think Veteran's Day is woefully under-celebrated by most Americans.
God Bless all of our Vets!!
I think Veteran's Day is woefully under-celebrated by most Americans.
God Bless all of our Vets!!
QUOTE(Dontreadonme @ Nov 11 2003, 08:06 AM)
Is anyone participating in Veteran's Day activities today?
At work, we had a luncheon for a serviceman that is on furlough from Iraq. It was good to hear from him and just ask him some questions about what's going on.
One question that was asked was what can we send over there? They have plenty of baby wipes (since they can't take showers), but Christmas lights are in big demand now (or anything Christmas related).
Veterans Day is a day when we should honor those who have died to make and maintain what this nation is all about. This nation should show more celebration to those who have sworn to defend this country from the forces of evil, who wish to deny the citizens of Earth the freedoms that we Americans enjoy.
Also, we should take this time to honor the troops who are fighting the forces of a terrorist group and those who harbored them since their creation in Afghanistan.
Also, we should take this time to honor the troops who are fighting the forces of a terrorist group and those who harbored them since their creation in Afghanistan.
My thoughts and prayers to all the fine men and women past and present who have served in our nations armed forces, ensuring and defending the freedoms and ideals that we as a free people hold dear.
God Bless America
God Bless America
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