It's a day that is so often forgotten. We wonder why our mail is not delivered, why we can't contact a federal office and why there are parades in our capitals, but do most people know the meaning of Veteran's Day?I will share with you all what today is:
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said
"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."
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History of Veterans Day
