Thanks to all our Veterans
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Thanks to all our Veterans - 11/11/2008 5:32:34 AM
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H3Lee
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Thank you for your service to our country. We join the rest of the nation on Veterans Day in remembering the sacrifices of America''''s 25 million veterans and expressing our appreciation for your service.
November 11, or what has come to be known as Veterans Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor Armistice Day - the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislature that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as ''''Armistice Day.'''' As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress, at the urging of the veterans service organizations, amended the Act of1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. In 1968, the Uniforms Holiday Bill ensured three-day weekends for Federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington''''s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the last Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on October 25, 1971. Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of November 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on November 11.
Celebrating Veterans Day
If the November 11 holiday falls on a non-workday — Saturday or Sunday — the holiday is observed by the federal government on Monday (if the holiday falls on Sunday) or Friday (if the holiday falls on Saturday). Federal government closings are established by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management; a complete schedule can be found here. State and local government closings are determined locally, and non-government businesses can close or remain open as they see fit, regardless of Federal, state or local government operation determinations. United States Senate Resolution 143, which was passed on August 4, 2001, designated the week of November 11 through November 17, 2001, as "National Veterans Awareness Week." The resolution calls for educational efforts directed at elementary and secondary school students concerning the contributions and sacrifices of veterans.
< Message edited by Hummer4Life -- 11/11/2008 5:33:31 AM >
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RE: Thanks to all our Veterans - 11/11/2008 6:18:47 AM
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Street_n_Dirt
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Your welcome well done post.
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RE: Thanks to all our Veterans - 11/11/2008 7:48:46 AM
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DevilDog
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Awesome Post Hummer and youre welcome
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Sept 27,1971 to Nov 27,1979
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RE: Thanks to all our Veterans - 11/11/2008 7:54:51 AM
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H3Lee
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Well, I can''t take credit for the history part of the post. I Googled to find that info. But, I truly am grateful to those who serve our Country. My younger brother is a Gunnery Sgt in the US Marine Corp. He has been to Iraq twice and heading back for a third tour in January. Veterans and Memorial Day hit closer to home than ever now.
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