Take a moment to say a special Thank You to all who continue to serve and protect us today and to those who served before them - we can't thank you enough for your sacrifice..
They Did Their Share By Joanna Fuchs
On Veteran’s Day we honor Soldiers who protect our nation. For their service as our warriors, They deserve our admiration. Some of them were drafted; Some were volunteers; For some it was just yesterday; For some it’s been many years. In the jungle or the desert, On land or on the sea, They did whatever was assigned To produce a victory. Some came back; some didn’t. They defended us everywhere. Some saw combat; some rode a desk; All of them did their share. No matter what the duty, For low pay and little glory, These soldiers gave up normal lives, For duties mundane and gory. Let every veteran be honored; Don’t let politics get in the way. Without them, freedom would have died; What they did, we can’t repay. We owe so much to them, Who kept us safe from terror, So when we see a uniform, Let’s say "thank you" to every wearer.
Did you know these 10 interesting facts??? From website:
- Veterans Day was once called Armistice Day. Armistice Day was created to honor veterans of World War I.
- November 11, 1919 was the first day Armistice Day was celebrated. Germany signed the armistice slowing the hostilities of WW1 in the 11th month, on the 11th day, during the 11th hour
- November 11 is both a federal and state holiday
- June 1, 1954 was when the United States changed the name to Veterans Day, honoring all military veterans
- Between 1971 and 1977 Veterans Day was celebrated on the fourth Monday of October
- Arlington National Cemetery has a ceremony every year on Veterans Day honoring those who died during war
- There are roughly 24 million living veterans
- During World War II Disney made films for each branch of the United States government 90% of Disney employees worked making propaganda and training videos during WWII
- 400,000 of the United States Armed Forces died during WWII.
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