taken from ldsliving.com
"Veteran’s Day
Veteran’s Day was originally known as Armistice Day, because the eleventh hour of that day—the eleventh of the eleventh month—marked the end of World War I hostilities in 1918. It was renamed in 1954 to commemorate veterans.
Currently there are about 25 million living veterans.
About 48 million Americans have served in the military since 1776.
“Veteran” comes from the Latin vetus, meaning “old.”
Veterans may include anyone who has served in the army, excepting those with dishonorable discharge but including those who may not have seen combat."
The school my son goes to has a Veteran's Day Assembly every year. The Veteran's are invited to come to a continental breakfast before the assembly. After, they go to the gym for an assembly where the kids sing songs and recite poems. Speakers, who are Veteran's, speak to the students. Each Veteran is then recognized by name, the branch of service they were in, and conflict they served in. It was such an amazing tribute to the Veteran's. There were at least 6 from WWII. Many were brought to tears. It is such a great thing to instill patriotism in our young kids and to help them understand the freedoms we enjoy. I actually was in charge of the assembly this year, and can sigh a breath of relief that it is over.
4 comments:
Thanks for helping the school kids learn about and honor Veterans. See you are putting those school assembly know hows back to work. Luv MOM
That is awesome. My brother is active Air Force, and Cade was out with him last week while he was in his camo. He was shocked how many people came up to thank my brother for his service. It reminds you that we all support our troops, no matter our opinion in the war. Thanks for posting this.
That's cool that you did that. Thanks for taking care of our vets!
The program at Gracie's school was so neat, too. It is so nice to have a holiday to honor those who served our country...the USA rocks!
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