Veterans Day - November 11, 2024

[Northern Star Girl]

Monday November 11th  
               

Honoring Our Veterans
On Veterans Day, the Defense Department salutes those who have served and sacrificed for America's freedom.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It began, and now coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are commemorated in other countries, marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

The annual recognition of those who served our nation originally was known as Armistice Day and celebrated the end of World War I. An armistice ending four years of bloody war was signed on Nov. 11, 1918.
That armistice took effect at 11 a.m. on that day — "the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month," marking an end of what is deemed as  the most ferocious and gruesome warfare in human history.

From that bit of history, Veterans Day always lands on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week it is.

Many people confuse Memorial Day in late May with Veterans Day. Memorial Day is a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in service to their country, particularly those who died in combat or from wounds sustained in battle.

Veterans Day, however, is a day that has been set aside to remember all veterans, anyone who has served honorably in the military, in wartime or in peacetime.

To all of our Veterans. Thank you for all you have done! Thank you for the sacrifice you made so that we can enjoy this beautiful thing called "freedom". Thank you to all who served and continue to serve this amazingly complex country we are all so fortunate to call home
                                             

Danielle [Northern Star Girl]
The Forum Administrator   
                                        US AirForce Veteran... served right after college.
                                      1st Lt   First Lieutenant
                                      Much of that time at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas
                                      Staff at the Air Education and Training Command

[ChrissyRyan]

Danielle,


Thank you for your service and thank you, all you military veterans.


Chrissy

[KathyLauren]

Thank you for this reminder, Danielle. 

Today, I honour my father and both my parents-in-law, as well as some other relatives on my mother's side, all of whom served in World War 2.

[EllenW]

To all of our Veterans. Thank you for all you have done! Thank you for the sacrifice you made so that we can enjoy this beautiful thing called "freedom". Thank you to all who served and continue to serve this amazingly complex country we are all so fortunate to call home

Amen