The holiday began as a day to remember the end of World War I and was declared a holiday by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919.
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That armistice was signed 97 years ago yesterday, November 11.
Dallas honored the nation’s veterans with a morning of patriotic events outside City Hall and the annual Veterans Day Parade.
Among those veterans who made it to the square was Jessie Arbogast, of Morgantown.
“Veterans don’t want thanks, but they’ll accept it. They don’t want honors, but they’ll accept it. Always keep in mind to pay it forward, give them a handshake – it goes a long way”.
If you attended the Veterans Day parade in downtown Huntsville on Wednesday, then you likely saw Stevan Bias on the parade route.
The parade will highlight Jacksonville’s Week of Valor celebrations- a week honoring those who have served our country. “It was the “forgotten war” and now being recognized as veterans, it means a lot”, said veteran Herb Schereiner, “and more so my brother, 17 years old, was killed up north in 1952, so it means a lot to me”.
“We’ve got a generation coming along”, Brown told KYW Newsradio”. One of the honorary grand marshals for the San Fernando Valley Veterans Day Parade is a woman ABC7 introduced Monday.
“I’m proud to be here every year”, he said.
Numerous veterans had served in the Vietnam War – a turbulent time in America when there were few welcomes for those that did return. Veterans from World War II to the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were thanked. “We are going to honor all American veterans, whether they were in the north or south”, said Bryson L Allen, Chairman of the Veterans Memorial Park of Wichita Inc.
Retired Brig. Gen. Richard DeMara, who served in the U.S. Army from 1947 to 1986, unveiled a new plaque at the war memorial as part of the service.
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“Regardless how you feel about the Vietnam War or for that matter any conflict, all of us should be united and understanding these are men and women that are put their lives on the line for us and they’re serving us and we should honor their service”. The cemetery is located in Arlington, Va., just across the Potomac River from Washington D.C. Ceremonies take place at the Tomb of the Unknowns, which represents the courageous missing and unknown service members of four different wars.
