Veterans Day, 2005
Today is Veterans Day, a date set aside to honor those who have served in the armed forces.
World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. On June 1, 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.
In 1968, new legislation changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent, however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.
You can send a message of thanks to our veterans here:
The Library of Congress’s Veterans History Project has a huge collection of first-hand accounts of the combat experiences of veterans from World War I through the Afghanistan and Iraq Wars.
Read President Bush’s Veterans Day, 2005 Proclamation
Blogging Veterans:
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Donald Sensing
Matt at Blackfive
Scott “Smash” Koenig
John Cole
Greyhawk
John Donovan
Jeff Quinton
Juliette Ochieng
Laughing Wolf
Jawa Report guestblogger Vinnie
Joe Katzman
Thomas “Jack Army” Nichols
Austin Bay
Bloggers Thanking Veterans:
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Dean Esmay
LaShawn Barber
Kathy Kinsley
Russ Emerson
Susie Madrak
Peter Shinn
Dan Spencer
Michael Demmons
Michelle Malkin
Jason Smith
Basil
Let me know if I’ve inadvertantly put you in the wrong category. If I missed you–or you hadn’t posted yet when I compiled this list–feel free to plug your post in the comments and/or to send a trackback.
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Veteran’s Day Blogfest!
Never Forget From Patriotism.org : Veterans’ Day (formerly Armistice Day) November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four years of conf…
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Veterans Day, 2005
A Proclamation by the President of the United States of America Americans owe a great debt of gratitude to those who have sacrificed for our liberty and for the security of our Nation. We express deep appreciation to our
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Thank You
Here is part of a speech issued by the Army’s Public Affairs Office for Veterans Day following the attacks of 9/11
The captain was approaching the post medical facility when she noticed a veteran walking toward her. The old soldier, stooped over and…
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Veterans Day
Today is Veterans Day.
To all the Veterans out there I want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart. Several of my readers are Veterans and I want to thank you personally: Crotalus, Cullen and Tree Hugging Sister (and hubby). Thank you for your …
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[...] OutsideTheBeltway.Com also has a great round-up of Fellow Bloggers who are Veterans, as well as those honoring ones [...]
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Veterans Day Open Trackbacks
Its Veterans Day, thank a vet.
November 11, is the anniversary of the Armistice which was signed in the Forest of Compiegne by the Allies and the Germans in 1918, ending World War I, after four years of conflict.
At 5 A.M. on Monday, November 1…
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Eleventh Hour
While unknown soldiers battled for their friends…
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What is a Vet?
Happy Veterans Day !!! What is a vet?He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating two gallons a day making sure the armored personnel carriers didn’t run out of fuel.He is the barroom
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Thank you. Veteran’s Day 2005
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I, Grunt
December 1974. I’m standing in a metal building on the side of a hill, and “heat” is a concept I’m trying to put out of my mind. There’s no snow…
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An Honor To Serve
This is one of my favorite songs. It has the words of Jeremiah Denton.
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Top 9 Ways Democrats Will Be Honoring Veterans Day
9.Harping on the fact that although Saddam was a bad guy, no WMD’s were found in Iraq which makes us worse. 8. Explaining (with a straight face)to veterans how it is possible to support the troops but not the war.
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Veteran’s Day
Wikipedia: Veterans Day, formerly Armistice Day in commemoration of the signing of the Armistice ending World War I, is the anniversary of the ending of World War I. In the United States it is celebrated as a federal holiday on…
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November 11 always makes me recall the failure to force the Dardanelles in 1915, on which I muse at my trackback-less blog.
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Entropy House and The Lord of the Peeps are extremely grateful for the men and women who served and have served our country.
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I linked to ya but can’t get the trackback to work.
Anyhow, thanks for joining the cadre of voices thanking our veterans.
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rv: Hmm–you’re not getting caught in any of my filters. Not sure what the deal is.
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Never forget which country is vastly more responsible than all others put together for actually beating Germany in World War I: FRANCE. Without them, the war would have certainly ended in a German victory and there’s not a damn thing America or anyone else could have done about it.
Also never forget which country is vastly more responsible than all others put together for actually beating Nazi Germany in World War II: the SOVIET UNION. Compared with them, all other Allied contributions shrink into insignificance. Without them mortally weakening the German war machine the rest of the world would STILL be waiting for the western Allies to land in occupied France, which was itself a mere sideshow by comparison to the Soviet efforts on the Eastern Front. Happy Veterans Day.
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War: What Is It Good For?
Jake writes in tribute to our brave soldiers
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A Grateful Salute To Our Veterans
MJ remembers her dad
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Happy Veteran’s Day
Thanks to all the Veterans who have served our nation. History of Veterans Day/Remembrance Day In 1918, World War I ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The entire world celebrated . An armistice
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Marines go on third Iraq tour
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He had spent his 20th, 21st and 22nd birthdays in Iraq. Before he left on his last tour, he told a friend in Califor
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It always bothers me that November 11th, which is celebrated around the world as the day that peace came to a horrible war, has become a day in the US to honour veterans.
There is something about the original intent which transcends nations.
Here in Australia we have a different solution to the problem. We remember Armistice Day, but we celebrate April 26th, Anzac Day, to honour the veterans and the horrors of our particular history. As mentioned above, April 26th is a date from the story of the Dardanelles, the date on which Australian forces landed at Gallipoli.
I should also record that Anzac Day is a much bigger deal now than Armistice Day.
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Battling Memory
They call it Remembrance Day in Britain, wearing red poppies pinned to their lapels. In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month, the guns along the Western front fell silent and brought to a close the most destructive war humanity had …
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