Veteran's Day was yesterday, but will be celebrated by the federal government today. Canada observes November 11 as Remembrance Day and the US originally called it, Armistice Day.
From History.com:
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said,
"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."
To my uncle, niece's husband, and many friends, thank you soldiers for serving and currently serving our nation. Thank you for the sacrifice's you have made for the protection and safety of our nation and beyond. Freedom comes with a cost that you, more than anybody, know the price. Thank you and well-done, soldiers.
From History.com:
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.
U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said,
"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."
To my uncle, niece's husband, and many friends, thank you soldiers for serving and currently serving our nation. Thank you for the sacrifice's you have made for the protection and safety of our nation and beyond. Freedom comes with a cost that you, more than anybody, know the price. Thank you and well-done, soldiers.
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