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HISTORY of VETERAN'S DAY

For many years veterans have helped raise funds for
charitable causes by selling red paper poppies
on Veteran's Day, November 11.
These red flowers are a symbol of the blood shed
during World War I
at Flanders Field in Belgium.

In 1918, after four terrible years of war,
on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day
in the eleventh month
an armistice was signed...and World War I was over.

November 11 was called Armistice Day in America,
a day to honor our veterans and the men who died
for world peace, for a lasting peace.
Armistice Day was voted as a legal holiday in 1938.
But World War I did not bring lasting peace to the world.
World War II began in 1939...
However, Armistice Day was still celebrated.

In 1953, in Emporia, Kansas, they called Armistice Day,
Veteran's Day.
Soon after this, Congress voted to rename Armistice Day,
Veteran's Day, to honor all veterans from all wars
who have fought in our wars, who have died fighting.
Ever since, we have celebrated Veteran's Day on Nov. 11.

It is a tradition to have a Moment of Silence at 11 AM
every November 11...as we remember
all our veterans who have fought for peace in the world.
Many of us fly the American flag at our homes.
Many cities and towns have parades and visit graves.
Schools close, Government offices are closed.

Many gather today at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial
in Washington, D.C.
People gather to place gifts, flowers on the Memorial...
or, they stand quiet vigil
at the names of their friends, sons, daughters.
Visiting this Memorial is a powerful experience...
It is a long black stone wall containing thousands
of those killed in Vietnam.

Looking at all these names is unforgettable.
It makes us realize how devastating war is,
how fortunate are the men and women who did not die...
It makes us think about the horror of war...
It makes us value our vets who lived through war.
All those names are real people
who would be alive if it weren't for war.
Hopefully, that is our last big war;
Hopefully we can all work for world peace
in a way that makes war an obsolete way
to solve problems and differences.

~Sarge's Kitchen~
Korean War Veteran. Blue's Uncle.

~Memorial Day~
Blue's Dad-WWII,Captain,US AAF pilot

Please visit Vietnam Memorial if you go to Washington.
It is an experience you will never, never forget.
**Monday, November 9, 1998, by maggieblue
Thanks to 'Iceman' for his input and direction...
He's trying to teach me how to fold flag properly.

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