Today we celebrate Veterans Day, a United States federal holiday that honors all military veterans who have served in the U.S. military. It is observed annually on November 11. The Day coincides with Remembrance Day and Armistice Day. It marks the anniversary of the end of World War I between the Allies and Germany.
This holiday originally started as a day to respect the heroism of those who died in our country's service. It was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of
the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill stating the holiday was
changed to "Veterans Day" in order to account for all veterans in all
wars. We honor it as the 11th hour, of the 11th day, of the 11th month, because the Armistice was signed that day and time in 1918.We in the states are not the only ones remembering this day. Other countries that observe this date, which to the rest of the world is primarily known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, include Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, and several others.
I sincerely hope you will honor a Veteran today. And please remember, there is NO apostrophe in Veterans. It's all about the vets, not the possessive.
This is also Day 11 of AEDM, and I honored our veterans, both alive and deceased.
The celebrations here were restricted because of Covid, but shown on TV etc. The Queen put a wreath at the cenotaph in London, too. Have a safe day, hugs, Valerie
ReplyDeleteWe did attend the Remembrance Day ceremony at Kings Park today Elizabeth, it was as always, an emotional occasion 💛
ReplyDeleteAs always, we thank you! Hugs, my friend, RO
ReplyDeleteA beautiful tribute to the Veterans, Elizabeth.
ReplyDeleteWe observed Remembrance Day here in Australia and, like you, I posted about it. I am very grateful to all those serving in the armed services.
Good post for today! My mother remembered hearing the news of the end of World War I when she was a child, so the day meant a lot to her.
ReplyDeletebe well... mae at maefood.blogspot.com
A lovely tribute, my grandfather served in the 1st World War, in Gallipoli and Egypt.
ReplyDeleteI feel kinda ashamed again being German, living in a country that on this date starts carnival (in some places, at least not Braunschweig, here it´s in February).
ReplyDeleteYour hint on the apostrophe is really good!
The older I get the more I value this day. Nice post for today. Hope you have a good one. Hugs-Erika
ReplyDeleteGreat write up for this important day.
ReplyDeleteEXCEPTIONALLY nice post today Elizabeth. many thanx to all the veterans ♥♥♥♥♥
ReplyDeleteAlways good to mark this day to remind us not to allow it to happen again, and to remember the sacrifice of so many souls. Great post Elizabeth!
ReplyDeleteGood post.
ReplyDeleteMy daddy was a WW2 vet. Thank you for honoring the veterans.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful post. My entire family is military. Including my grand daughter and both grand sons.
ReplyDeletea nice image. :)
ReplyDelete...I hope that you are enjoying this special day.
ReplyDeleteWho would have thought 20 years ago we would have signs for parking electric cars?!
ReplyDeleteThank you for remembering, Elizabeth. I think my comment to Sami whose post has now disappeared went up on your page. Sorry about that -- my computer is acting schizophrenic today. This is not a good sign!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the lovely tribute to our veterans.
ReplyDeleteTake special care.
Lest we forget as we say here in Australia. x
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely tribute! We observe this day too and had 2 minutes silence at 11am to remember our brave heroes 😁. Happy wishes! Hugs, Jo x
ReplyDeleteYou always remember to honor our Vets and remember 911 ... so very many of the young don't know what either of these are and it greatly disturbs me ... Thanks for always remembering...
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful image this is Elizabeth. Most of us in the UK stop and remember at 11.00 with two minutes silence. A lot, but not all traffic pulls over to the side of the road, especially if near a war memorial. Hugs, Chrisx
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