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To all of our Veterans... thank you for your service... and especially those who paid for our freedom with their lives. Let us never forget them and their sacrifices.

Well said! Lagopus.....

President Truman lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, 11/11/1947 on Armistice Day, which became Veterans Day in 1954. The tomb is inscribed with - "Here rests in honored glory An American Soldier Known but to God."



In 1926 Congress declared November 11 as the date to celebrate the anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1938 Congress passed an act that named the day "Armistice Day" and made it a legal holiday.
In 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower acknowledged there had been two other conflicts since 1926 (World War II and the Korean War), and changed the name of the holiday to "Veterans Day". He called upon all American citizens to observe November 11 as Veterans Day and proclaimed: "On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain."

Lambeau Field 2011

Thanks to our Veterans, and thank you for starting the topic.

As for me, and I'm sure many others feel the same way, It was my honor to serve my country.
Mike

DITTO to all of the above!!

As a vet, your wishes are much appreciated.
Karl

I was a peace time veteran and look at things a little differently. I am a small v veteran and reserve the big V for those who served in time of war. When I think about men going out, knowing that they were unlikely to come back and they did it to not let their fellow soldier, friends down, I feel humbled in my heart. My Father, Uncles, Gradfathers and a Great Uncles were combat Veterans and their action made our freedoms possible. I served, but their serving means I got the chance to serve. To all combat veterans thank you from the bottom of my heart. God bless.

Thanks to all veterans and our active duty military.

KY Jon,
You did the same thing the rest of us did, you served our country and did what the country needed, at the time. I don't believe there are any small v veterans, they are the same.
Mike