First and foremost, heartfelt thanks to all the veterans who put their lives on the line for our country. We owe you a debt of gratitude that we can never repay. You risked everything you had in return for far less than you deserved, and I am grateful.
Special thanks to my father-in-law, a retired Marine Master Sergeant. We are proud to be the family of a Marine.
For the rest, here are a few shiny dinglehoppers about Veterans’ Day:
– The holiday takes place on November 11 because the Armistice that concluded hostilities between the Allies and Germany at the end of World War I took effect at 11a.m. on November 11, 1918: 11/11 at 11.
– Veterans’ Day became an official holiday in the United States in 1938. The observance was originally called “Armistice Day” but was renamed “Veterans’ Day” in 1954.
– In 1968, the Uniform Holiday Bill granted Federal workers three-day weekends on four government holidays, Veterans’ Day among them.
If you know a veteran, tell him or her thanks today. I doubt they hear it often enough, and definitely not as often as they should.
* Veterans’ Day facts courtesy of the U.S. Department of Veterans’ Affairs website.
Well said Susan. I’ve done the rounds on my “social” sites to let the Veterans in my family know that we appreciate their service and sacrifice.