Veterans Day 2013

To honor our vets, past and present.
Thank you all for your service.

My post from last year, it lists my family that have served.
http://pj-countryroads.blogspot.com/2012/11/veterans-day-2012.html

Veterans Day 2012

 Today is Veterans day. There are a lot of Vets in my family including me. You never know when you sign up in the volunteer Army, Navy, Air Force or Marines whether there will be a war. And when you are drafted, you know, of course, that it is war time.
Here is a list of my family members that are Vets:
John- Great Great Grandpa- Army- Civil war
Leonard-Dad-Army-WW2
George-Father in Law-Air Force-Korea
Bill-Uncle-Air Force-Korea
Mark-brother-Air Force-Viet Nam era
Bill-cousin-Army- Viet Nam  era
Bob-cousin-Army- Viet Nam era
Steve-cousin-Navy Viet nam era
Bill-cousin-Army- peacetime
Lisa-cousin-Army-Viet Nam era (last of the WACS)
Mike-brother in law-Air Force-peacetime
John-husband- Navy (Naval Academy)Desert Storm
Pam-Army-peacetime
Nick-nephew-Air Force-serving NOW
I am proud of my family members, and everyone else that serves in the Armed Forces, and I am thankful for each and every one of them that served. I am thankful for the men and women that serve in the Armed Forces today too.

This is a picture of me in Basic Training (Fort McClellan AL), I think. It might have been AIT in San Antonio TX.

Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called sons of God.

11-11-11

Today is Veterans day.  I've made posts about this day before, and there isn't much left to say other than "thank you".

There is one new Veteran to add to our family list. My husbands nephew is currently serving in the Air Force.

Veterans Day 2009

Today is Veterans day.

I am thankful especially this year for all the Veterans.

My heart aches for the families at Fort Hood this year.

I make a post each year on this day so you can read those too if you'd like. Here

Article

Veterans Day 2009, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day: The World Remembers
Veterans Day, Armistice Day, Remembrance Day


On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of each year, 11/11/11, November 11, also known as Poppy Day, is the day uniformed veterans stand outside grocery stores and hand out red paper poppies to pin to our coats. As grade school children growing up in the 60s, who knew what the significance was? A red poppy was a red poppy, given by an official uniformed war veteran, and therefore cool to a child.

Poppy Day – Remembrance Day
On November 11th, assemblies will gather all over the world to observe and recognize the significance of this day. Poppies are given out, and poppy wreaths are often placed on the graves of fallen heroes.

Children – young and old alike – can be reminded of the importance of the day, by taking part in special programs and lessons designed to honor the brave soldiers that gave their lives, and also the veterans still alive to remember.

If you are an educator or a parent that wishes to observe the day with your children, take advantage of the educational tools available. Veterans Day 2009 Free Lesson Plans, Coloring Pages are Teaching Kids is one such resource.

11.11.11: What is the Significance of Armistice Day?
Armistice Day – November 11, the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" – marks the anniversary of the Armistice that ended hostilities on the Western Front of the First World War. Every year since World War I, the world has remembered those members of the armed forces who were killed during war. The Day of Remembrance has many different names in different countries, but one thing all nations have in common – "We Will Remember Them".

Veterans Day, Armistice Day and Remembrance Day Around the World

* United States - Veterans Day
* France - Remembrance Day
* UK - Both Remembrance Day and Armistice Day
* Belgium - Day of Peace in the Flanders Fields
* Poland - National Day in Poland called Polish Independence Day
* Italy - Armistice of Villa Giusti (celebrated on November 4th)
* New Zealand - Armistice Day November 11th - Poppy Day (celebrated on April 24th)

The Significance of Silence
The Two Minutes' Remembrance Silence observed each year at 11 a.m. on 11 November – Armistice Day – was instituted by King George V in 1919 to commemorate the first anniversary of the end of hostilities on the Western Front.

The Remembrance Ceremony
The general outline of the Remembrance Ceremony is as follows:
Presiding Official: "Ladies and Gentlemen: The Remembrance Ceremony"
[Lighting dimmed and a short period of Silence observed.]
The Presiding Official then recites Binyon's lines:

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them."

All present respond: "We Will Remember Them"
[Lighting restored.]

Veterans Day, November 11th, 2009
The Veterans Day National Ceremony will be held on November 11th, 2009 at 11.00 a.m. on Arlington National Cemetery.
See Veterans Day 2009 for a list of closings and events.

Sources: wikipedia; www.rsa.org.nz

Written by Donna Diegel
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Veterans day 2008

Today is Veterans day.

Thank you to all the men and women who have served and are serving today in the armed forces.

There are a lot of Vets in my family.

This is an interesting page
Vets

A Veteran - whether active duty, retired, national guard or reserve - is someone who, at one point in their life, wrote a check made payable to "The United States of America", for an amount of "up to and including my life."

- Author Unknown

Veterans Day.

Seems I missed it in my blog this year.
I am a veteran. I did not serve during a war. But I am still a veteran. It took me a long time to accept that. But as my dh says, "you signed up and served and were ready to serve during a war". And he's right. I am a veteran.
My husband is a veteran too. He served during war time.
My brother is a veteran too. He served during VietNam.
My brother in law is a vet too. So was my FIL, he served during Korea.
My Dad served during World War 2.
My cousin Lisa is a vet too. So was her brother Billy.
My other cousin Steve is a vet too. So is his brother, my other cousin Billy.
All branches of the Armed forces are represented in our families except the Marine Corps. with the Army overwhelmingly represented. (GO ARMY!!)
I am thankful to all the service men and women that have served and our serving today. It means my freedom, and for that, I am thankful.
I am THANKFUL.

Happy Veterans Day!

Today is Veterans Day. I am thankful to the men and women who serve and have served in the armed forces.
I am former Army and my Husband is former Navy. He is a vet of the first Gulf war. Our experiences were vastly different serving for many reasons. He went to the Naval Academy and I was enlisted. He served longer than me. He is a Veteran of a war, I am not. He was Navy, I was Army. It makes for an interesting day when Army and Navy play their annual football game!
So, thankyou Veterans.