FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Veterans Day 2019 ~ 11 November 2019

Serving The Best Troops and Veterans In The World !! | The Canteen Crew

[Kathy in Alaska]

 

 

  ~ The FReeper Canteen Remembers ~   ~ Veterans Day 2019 ~

 

Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans. However, most Americans confuse this holiday with Memorial Day, reports the Department of Veterans Affairs. What's more, some Americans don't know why we commemorate our Veterans on Nov.11. It's imperative that all Americans know the history of Veterans Day so that we can honor our former service members properly.

 

Memorial Day honors service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle. Deceased veterans are also remembered on Veterans Day but the day is set aside to thank and honor living veterans who served honorably in the military - in wartime or peacetime.
 

 

 

 

Canteen Mission Statement

Showing support and boosting the morale of
our military and our allies' military
and family members of the above.
Honoring those who have served before.

 

 

 

Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, was originally set as a U.S. legal holiday to honor the end of World War I, which officially took place on November 11, 1918. In legislation that was passed in 1938, November 11 was "dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be hereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day.'" As such, this new legal holiday honored World War I veterans.

 

 

In 1954, after having been through both World War II and the Korean War, the 83rd U.S. Congress -- at the urging of the veterans service organizations -- amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting the word "Veterans". With the approval of this legislation on June 1, 1954, Nov. 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars.

 

 

In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill ensured three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day. Under this bill, Veterans Day was moved to the last Monday of October. Many states did not agree with this decision and continued to celebrate the holiday on its original date. The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion on Oct. 25, 1971.

 

Finally on September 20, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed a law which returned the annual observance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. Since then, the Veterans Day holiday has been observed on Nov. 11.
 

 

 

 

The White House Office
October 8, 1954

Dear Mr. Higley:

I have today signed a proclamation calling upon all of our citizens to observe Thursday, November 11, 1954 as Veterans Day. It is my earnest hope that all veterans, their organizations, and the entire citizenry will join hands to insure proper and widespread observance of this day. With the thought that it will be most helpful to coordinate the planning, I am suggesting the formation of a Veterans Day National Committee. In view of your great personal interest as well as your official responsibilities, I have designated you to serve as Chairman. You may include in the Committee membership such other persons as you desire to select and I am requesting the heads of all departments and agencies of the Executive branch to assist the Committee in its work in every way possible.

I have every confidence that our Nation will respond wholeheartedly in the appropriate observance of Veterans Day, 1954.

Sincerely,

DWIGHT D. EISENHOWER
 

Please remember that The Canteen is here to support
and entertain our troops and veterans and their families,
and is family friendly.

[Kathy in Alaska]

No worries...but I always wonder. d:o)

Speaking of messed up tables....it took me forever to make today’s thread table work. Every time I fixed one thing, something else went wrong. LOL!

[luvie]

I hate days like that. I panic and then the mistakes get worse. LOL!

Your table is beautiful so all your hard work did not go to waste. :)

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, radu...hovering around freezing or lower all day. Thankfully the roads were dry when I ventured out. Sadly rain is forecast for Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, and snow for the weekend. We will see.

How about you? Any warm up? Rain in sight?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Hi radu...the weekend was too short, but I did get some stuff done. And I got in a couple hours at work, and gas on the way home.

Have you recovered from your busy day at the museum?

[Fiji Hill]

This was originally an Armistice Day song

Happy Days Are Here Again--Charles King (1930)

[radu]

Hey there, Kathy.

Glad to hear the roads are dry since it’s been so cold up there today. No fun slippin’ and a-slidin’ on ice.

It was gorgeous here today. 66 degrees and sunny with a little breeze. A perfect day for the Veterans parade, which was VERY nice this year.

Tomorrow will be warmish but cloudy as a bitter cold front moves in. Might have a little rain during the day but the main event will get here well after I get home from the museum. We might get a little sleet and snow here before the wet stuff moves out. Even if we don’t, the wet roads will freeze and stay that way until Wed. The high Tues. is supposed to be below freezing. BRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!! I don’t plan to walk out the door because the wind will be howling and wind chills will be bitter-cold. Just not ready to deal with that. LOL

[radu]

The weekends are always too short. LOL
I hope you got a lot done when you went into work. Never hurts to have a head start on the week.

Surprisingly, I wasn’t as tired today as I expected to be after yesterday’s crowd. My feet still hurt but that’s about it. No idea how busy we’ll be tomorrow but maybe we’ll have a decent turnout of visitors for our last day open for the season.

Off to bed so I can get up without too much trouble in the morning. The alarm is going to sound off too early for comfort. LOL

[luvie]

Should I?

[luvie]

Should I?

[luvie]

Why not!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, Larry...glad you enjoyed it and sent it to your daughter.

Thank you for your service to our county.

[Kathy in Alaska]

It’s beautiful, Luv...thanks for honoring our Vets on this 2019 Veterans.

[E.G.C.]

Happy Veterans Day and ((HUGS)) to everyone at the Canteen and to all our military at home and abroad. Thanks for your service to our country.

How's everyone doing this morning?

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening/morning, Meg. Thank you for helping honor our Veterans on this Veterans Day.

Hope your back is behaving. Kitties well?

Our thanks to your Grandson for his service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Great song, Fiji...thanks!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Oh no....good plan to stay inside. I hate icy roads!!

[Kathy in Alaska]

Rest well, radu. I’m off to bed as soon as my laundry is dry.

[Kathy in Alaska]

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good morning, E...((HUGS))...has the cold caught up with you yet? Can you and Gizmo get out, or is this a stay at home day?

Happy Veterans Day...you boys have a great Monday!