Today is the official day marked to honor all of our Veterans, although we should honor them each and every day.
November 11th is the day we as Americans celebrate and honor the sacrifice of all U.S. Veterans. This isn’t one of those holidays created by Hallmark. It isn’t one of those holidays to give bankers a day off, although they are getting this Monday off!
It is a official day for all of us to say, “Thank You” to a veteran.
Let’s carry the tradition one step further and say ”Thank You” to the active-duty soldiers too! And remember, those “thank-yous” aren’t confined to November 11th, they are deserved and appreciated every day!
But why November 11th?
Back in 1918, on the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour, of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, an armistice, or treaty of sorts, was signed to end hostilities in what we now call World War I. It was called the Great War back then because no one was planning a sequel at…
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As a Vietnam Veteran I appreciate your “thank you” very much! And I’m glad I decided not to go to Canada or be a draft dodger like Dick Cheney!