Many thanks and much respect to all our heroes in the past and those currently serving! To all our heroes, past and present, much thanks and respect! Heres some info on Veterans day: Before WW2, Veterans Day was known as Armistice day, and was celebrated to honor those that had given their lives for their country during WW1. After the second World War, however, the 83rd Congress amended the initial Act that was signed in 1938. This new amendment changed the name of the day from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. The change meant that the day was set aside to honor all veterans of foreign conflict rather than only those who had died. Who Started Veterans Day? Woodrow Wilson originally declared Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, one year after fighting in World War I ceased. The day was meant to be set aside in observance of those who had given their lives during what came to be known as World War I. His proclamation was amended in 1938 to include all veterans, both dead and alive. In 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower issued a Veterans Day Proclamation. In his statement, he expressed his wish that veterans organizations, the government and all citizens of the United States would join together to celebrate and honor all veterans. He spoke, “In order to insure proper and widespread observance of this anniversary, all veterans, all veterans’ organizations, and the entire citizenry will wish to join hands in the common purpose. Toward this end, I am designating the Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs as Chairman of a Veterans Day National Committee, which shall include such other persons as the Chairman may select, and which will coordinate at the national level necessary planning for the observance.” After Eisenhower’s proclamation, Veterans Day became a nationally celebrated and widely observed holiday in the United States.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 12:16:58 +0000
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