Happy Veteran's Day

[sharpiesgal.livejournal.com]

(I'm posting this early since I have to be at work mega-early, and I'm going to make a hash of it but here it goes.)


At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in the year 1918 a truce was enacted that brought to end the most devastating war the world had ever seen at that point. A year later this day was set aside as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in many parts of the world. In 1938, it became a legal holiday in the United States.

To learn more about this holiday please follow this link

This day is important to me because my grandfathers served in World War 2, my uncle served in Korea and my cousin served in Desert Storm. I thank them for their service.

So if you see a veteran today, please stop and thank them for their service.

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[snowstormskies.livejournal.com]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day


I'd also like to add that in the United Kingdom, the Armistice is recognized as the moment of resolution for the First World War, being signed between the Allied and the German forces, by British, French, and German representatives.

This is observed mostly on Remembrance Sunday with two minutes silence at eleven o'clock, the wearing of red poppies, and memorial services in churches and at War Memorials. The laying of wreathes at the Cenotaph by the Queen, the Royal Family, representatives of government and various armed forces, and charities who work with service men and woman is also an important act on the day.

The actual Day of the 11th is usually designated with one or two minutes silence at the stroke of eleven with smaller ceremonies.

These two days now act as Days of Rememberance for those who fought in all wars, from The First and Second World Wars, and the subsequent campaigns in Northern Ireland, Iraq, and Afghanistan, to name a few.

A different perspective. But it's very much worth thinking about loved ones, and those who lost not just their lives, but perhaps their health or mental stability. As well as those who came back, whole and intact.

[simplyn2deep.livejournal.com]

I think my grandfathers served in World War 2, maybe even the Korean War? I'm not sure. My father, and possibly some uncles, served in Vietnam and my brother during the Gulf War. I have friends who served in Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan (and have since moved on to other locations still fighting the current war). My pastor, who just passed away last month, served in the Korean War

[csichick-2.livejournal.com]

My paternal grandfather was in I believe the Navy during World War II - he was part of the invasion forces in Japan after the dropped the atomic bombs.

My mom's family was still in the Netherlands during the war. They were occupied by the Nazis, but my grandfather was a member of the Dutch Underground and helped shelter save American soldiers. He was recognized by both the Queen of Holland and then-General Eisenhower after the war. One of the soldiers he saved was the one that sponsored my mom's family when they moved to the United States in 1952.

[thtwzjustadream.livejournal.com]

Thanks for sharing this! My dad served in the Navy in the '50s. Long before I was born, I feel the need to say, lol!!!

He was an electrical engineer, who spent a lot of time crawling around the guts of a destroyer and an aircraft carrier. It was peace time, but his work exposed him to asbestos and he passed from mesothelioma in 2003. I always keep it in mind that *everyone* who serves gives of themselves, figuratively and literally.

My dad loved his Navy years. All at once, he had access to people and ideas that were so different from anything he'd seen growing up in his small town in the middle of nowhere. His eyes *always* lit up talking about it and those he'd met. I really think it was the happiest time of his life.