Together they all saluted the men and women of our Armed Forces, many of whom who now serve in uniform as law-enforcement officers, like Master Sergeant Trevor DeBoer, one of this year’s guest speakers.
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Walsh said it was a pretty “raw” day outside, but a “wonderful, wonderful day” to see his fellow veterans and the many members of the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps that participated in the parade from the local high schools.
Today we honored those who have served in our country’s military.
It all happened at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. Veterans from World War II to the recent wars in Afghanistan and Iraq were thanked.
Across New Mexico Wednesday, veterans are being honored. Earlier, the president hosted a breakfast at the White House honoring America’s veterans and their families.
“The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m”. This will mark the sixth year that Veterans for Peace have sponsored the Armistice Day Observance, which this year is co-sponsored by PEACE Iowa. “I love it!” said Doris Burns, whose husband Dale, is a Navy veteran.
Just like every brick has a different veteran’s name at the Grounds of Remembrance in Dublin, every Medal of Honor has a unique story too.
Dallas honored the nation’s veterans with a morning of patriotic events outside City Hall and the annual Veterans Day Parade.
We owe a great debt to the men and women who bravely joined those conflicts to give us the freedom and quality of life we now enjoy.
June 1, 1954 – President Dwight Eisenhower signs a bill changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day in order to include all USA veterans. He said his memories of serving in Vietnam will always stay with him.
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Over the past year Congress has passed laws to require the VA to allow more veterans to choose care in their communities, to improve mental health care services, and to fire poor-performing senior VA bureaucrats.
