I
would like to take this opportunity to recognize and thank all US Military
veterans for their service to our country. Everyone should take a
moment to honor those who have preserved our freedom and protected all of our
rights, including the right to vote. Veterans Day is a holiday honoring living
military veterans. It is both a Federal holiday and is also recognized and observed by all 50
states.
Veterans Day 2013 is special for our family as brother Walter Flinn, Major, US Army who just returned from his third deployment overseas, this time earning his Afghanistan Campaign Ribbon. We are all very proud of Major Flinn for his service to our country. He arrived back in Miami late Friday evening (Nov. 8) just in time for Veterans Day.
History: President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed Armistice Day on
November 11, 1919. Other countries today also still recognize November 11th as
Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in honor of the Armistice treaty which ended
WWI. The U.S Congress amended this act on November 8, 1954, making this holiday
Veterans Day as we know it today.
Military dot com list ways that you
can celebrate and educate your children about Veterans Day: http://www.military.com/veterans-day/celebrate-veterans-day.htm
History
dot com offers a wealth of information about Veteran’s Day: http://www.history.com/minisites/veteransday/
Thank
you to every man and women who has served our county as a member of our armed
forces
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