Today is Veterans Day, and I simply wanted to offer my thank you to all the men and women who have served or are serving our country in the Armed Forces.
This day began with Armistice Day, November 11, 1918, which ended the First World War. Congress formalized Armistice Day as a national holiday in 1938. After World War II and The Korean War, the day was renamed Veterans Day, and it serves as a time to honor all of those who have served or are serving.
Please let it be a day of honor and thanks, not one of special sales deals. It is a day to recognize the commitment, duty, sacrifice, and service of the men and women who have served or are serving in the Armed Forces.
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Thanks for the reminder of a job well done by so many!
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You are welcome.
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Raised as an Army brat, every day is Veteran’s Day… And as an adult civilian, I cannot say thank you enough to our men and women in uniform…
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Well said.
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Here in La belle France you would not find any sales. You would not find shops open, perhaps you could find a café? Every city and even the tiniest of villages would have the same ceremony. The Marseilles, the mayor’s speech, flowers laid at the base of the village monument (yes they all have one) The Pompiers & Sapeurs (firefighters & emergency rescue workers) are present and in uniform. There is a roll call of those from the village who perished in the war.
After an adjournment to inside the foyer for aperitifs and visiting with the village.
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From what you say, France would do this much better. It should be a sacred day, and I am deeply disturbed that for many in the United States, it is simply another big sales day.
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People in the US have not lived through their Country being occupied (immigrants excepted). If I can get my computer issues cleared up, I intend to go to Camp Joffre. It was one of the concentration camps nearby in what was ‘unoccupied’ France. The scars run deep in this paradise.
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That is an excellent point. Still, so many have served and do serve in the armed forces, but somehow too many of us in the USA seem to forget about them.
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Things are very different here. I’ve lived here just over eight years.
Both of my grandfathers were here in WWI (one was Swedish and the other from the UK). My father was here in WWII.
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Wonderful – I see you had to remind people…..
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Unfortunately, we do have to remind others of what certain days mean.
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Sad.
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So, it is important for us and others to keep reminding our country of its history, both of the living and the dead.
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Yes, it is !!
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Agreed!
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Reblogged this on DrWeb's Domain.
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My father also served in World War II.
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Thank you for the reblogging!
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I pray for all who served and are serving our country. I also pray we do a much, much better job going forward of making sure those leaving active duty get our very best…because they already gave their very best.
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Very well said!
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Thank you for this post – I have a son currently serving, and personally know many other veterans – and I appreciate them all. Thanks again!
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You are very welcome!
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Well said. Thank you for remembering.
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You are very welcome.
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Well said!
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Thank you!
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Thank you for the reblogging!
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Reblogged this on ENLIGHTENMENT ANGELS.
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Thank you for the reblogging!
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Thank you!
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Reblogged this on charles french words reading and writing and commented:
I want to honor all of our veterans who served and those in the Armed Forces who are currently serving. Please remember them and think of them not just today but all days.
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Thank you!
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