11/11/2021
Good morning, it’s an interesting one with a sprinkle of snow here in the valley floor…
And me at a loss of words on veterans day is a new one, lol
Something that keeps crossing my mind ….and I might be wrong , but I can’t think of a one of us when we raised our right hand thought to ourselves “hey I want to be a veteran”
That’s just not the way it works.
I can’t remember what I was thinking, my dad a major swore me in …. I was probably thinking along the lines of just hurry up already!
I remember him telling me all the things I should do and me thinking not a chance.
Boy I should’ve listened.
Well if you’re reading this you made it through another loop around the sun
Happy Veterans Day !!
I’m going to add a little bit of the following history for you all to read
Again thank you all!
 On this day in History, 11 November 1918, WWI ends. Originally known as "Armistice Day", it wasn't changed to "Veterans Day" until after WWII.
At the eleventh hour, on the eleventh day of November, in 1918, Allied nations and Germany signed an armistice ending the hostilities during World War I. Exactly one year later, then-President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day Armistice Day.
“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.”
A few years later in 1921, Congress passed legislation approving the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., while also declaring November 11 a federal holiday to honor all those who participated in the World War I. In 1938, Armistice Day became a legal Federal holiday, which led most states to declare the holiday as well.
It wasn’t until June 1, 1954, that November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. On October 8 of that year, President Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day proclamation.
“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. I am also requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch of the Government to assist the National Committee in every way possible.”
In 1968, the Uniform Holiday Bill was created to ensure three day holidays for Federal employees in order to encourage travel, stimulating industrial and commercial production. After that, the first Veterans Day under the new law was observed without the desired effect on October 25, 1971. President Gerald R. Ford then changed it back to the original date of November 11.
Veterans Day continues to be celebrated on November 11, regardless of what day of the week it may fall on.
