Today in the United States, Veterans Day is celebrated to honor all those who have served in the Armed Forces. The origins of the holiday dates back to Armistice Day, when President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 proclaimed November 11 as a remembrance of the armistice calling for a ceasefire for World War I the year before.
Since the ‘war to end all wars’ didn’t end all war, President Eisenhower signed a bill into law in 1954 to change the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day to honor all the veterans, not just from WWI. And while Memorial Day celebrates men and women who died while serving, Veterans Day celebrates the service of all military veterans.
But for me on this Veterans Day, a special remembrance to all the veterans who did not died in service but who are no longer with us and whose family have heard the playing of taps for their loved one this past year.
Veterans Day
God Bless our Soldiers who are serving now and the Veterans that have served before.
I know this day was probably an emotional day for you and your family. Hearing the taps being played is always touching. May God bless you and give you peace.
Love, Jan