FReeper Canteen ~ Happy Veterans Day 2024 ~ 11 November 2024

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[Kathy in Alaska]

~ The FReeper Canteen Remembers ~ ~ Veterans Day 2024 ~

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.

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Showing support and boosting the morale of
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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

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[radu]

Greetings to all at the Canteen!

To all our military men and women, past and present,

[radu]

Howdy, Kathy.

A pretty afternoon up there after a cloudy start. I saw there was a bit of shakin’ going on earlier this afternoon. Did you feel it at your house? It shook the Lake Hood cam.

[Kathy in Alaska]

~ Happy Veterans Day 2024 ~

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[JBW1949]

Thank you, Kathy and Happy Veterans Day to all other vets!!!!!

[PROCON]

Thanks for tonight's Canteen, Kathy!

Me 1978ish

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, radu...no shaking that I can pinpoint for sure! Someone forgot to check the STUFF TO PRINT folder while at the office yesterday
and it contained things that needed to be printed and left at the front desk for pickup MONDAY.
So...someone had to go in and get that taken care of.

[MoochPooch]

Evening, Kathy. So glad to see pride restored to our country.

[radu]

It wasn’t a real hard quake but it did jiggle the cam for a few seconds. The center was close to Willow.
Dang, sounds like your day hasn’t gone very well. The last thing you needed was a setback. :-(

[Kathy in Alaska]

Quite the handsome and YOUNG soldier. Thank you, Pro, for your service to our country.

[Kathy in Alaska]

Good evening, JBW1949....thanks for helping honor our vets.

[jdt1138]

The good old days.

[lightman]

Honor those who served....our Veterans.
Thank those currently serving....our Military.
NEVER forget those fallen in the line of duty…our Heroes.

And remember that tomorrow, Veterans’ Day, is for VETERANS.

[ExTexasRedhead]

I Flew My Parents Out to a Deployed Aircraft Carrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1519F-YFLC0

[jdt1138]

[jdt1138]

Actor Al Matthews, who provided this memorable quotation in the film ALIENS, served with the 1st Marine Division in Vietnam and was the recipient of 13 combat awards including two purple hearts.

[luvie]

USMC Band~Marine Corps Hymn

Remember Them On Veterans Day
11-11-11 at 11:11 AM
...And Every Day!

[radu]

Gotta say I have a special spot in my heart for the Corps. Married a fine young Marine in ‘71 and was so happy to be a military wife.

[radu]

Howdy, luvie.

Did your alarm clock survive this morning? :-)

Hope it was a nice day there. Gloomy here, with a couple of small splashes of rain.

[luvie]

Hey there, radu!

It barely survived...and hubby barely survived when he woke me from my nap this afternoon. I was sleeping so goooood! LOL!

I’d love some “gloomy... with splashes of rain”. Sounds like the perfect fall day to me! I guess I’ll just take, cool. Did you do anything or just stay in out of the smoke?