Thursday, Nov 11 1999 10:53AM ET
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Thursday, Nov 11 1999 10:46AM ET
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Subject: Fwd: Veteran's Day
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 06:56:53 PST
HAPPY VETERANS DAY!
From: "JAKE JUSTUS" <badassjake@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Fwd: Veteran's Day
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 06:23:27 PST
Gamecock Central Listserv - gamecockcentral.com
OFF TOPIC, JUST FOR TODAY! This is long, but we feel important.
Note: The University of South Carolina's Head Football Coach Lou Holtz,
served in the United States Army as a Commissioned Officer. He attributes
this tour with the Army as instilling the discipline in him that has been
very instrumental in the success he has had to date. He believes that every
able bodied person should serve at least a stint of Six Months in the Armed
Forces of the United States. We share that belief.
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Subject: Fwd: Veteran's Day
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 1999 05:50:59 PST
Thank God for those brave souls, both living and dead, who did so
much, for so many, in preserving FREEDOM for our nation and the
world.
Many, many thanks to ALL United States Veterans, who served our
country bravely and honorably, for the sacrifices that they have
made.
To our present and past allied forces who fought so bravely along
side of the US Forces, in the name of freedom, we thank you, also!
JAKE AND JEANNE JUSTUS, PROUD USC GAMECOCKS FROM
WEDGEFIELD, SOUTH CAROLINA, GO 'COCKS! "WE'RE COMING BACK"!
From: TheCopperWire <TheCopperWire-owner@listbot.com>
To: List Member <badassjake@hotmail.com>
Subject: Veteran's Day
Date: 11 Nov 1999 12:24:17 -0000
TheCopperWire
Remembering those who fought so valiantly, some giving their lives
to a belief, a cause, a way of life that nothing material could buy.
Freedom.
In America we call it Veteran's Day, in Canada it is called
Remembrance Day. Many of you have served or have loved ones who are
serving their country. Today let us remember and honor those who are
willing to/or did give everything to defend our way of life and give
us the freedom to help evolve and develop that way of life for
future generations.
In 1921, an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in
Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking
the Potomac River and the city of Washington, became the focal point
of reverence for America's veterans.
Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an
unknown soldier was buried in each nation's highest place of honor
(in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These
memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal
recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11
a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th
month). The day became known as "Armistice Day".
Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926
through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12
years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope
had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all Wars,"
November 11 might still be called Armistice Day.
But, only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke
out in Europe. Sixteen and one-half million Americans took part.
Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more than
292,000 in battle. World War 11, the United States and the world
mustered the greatest fighting force in history!
Armistice Day Changed To Honor All Veterans
Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of WW II and
Korea, Congress was requested to make this day an occasion to honor
those who have served America in all wars. In 1954 President
Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day.
On Memorial Day 1958, two more unidentified American war dead were
brought from overseas and interred in the plaza beside the unknown
soldier of World War I. One was killed in World War II, the other in
the Korean War. In 1973, a law passed providing interment of an
unknown American from the Vietnam War, but none was found for
several years. In 1984, an unknown serviceman from that conflict was
placed alongside the others. To honor these men, symbolic of all
Americans who gave their lives in all wars, an Army honor guard, The
3d U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), keeps day and night vigil.
A law passed in 1968 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.
National Ceremonies Held at Arlington
The focal point for official, national ceremonies for Veterans Day
continues to be the memorial amphitheater built around the Tomb of
the Unknowns. At 11 a.m. on November 11, a combined color guard
representing all military services executes "Present Arms" at the
tomb. The nation's tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the
laying of a presidential wreath. The bugler plays "taps." The rest
of the ceremony takes place in the amphitheater.
Every year the President of the United States urges All Americans to
honor the commitment of our Veterans through appropriate public
ceremonies.
Contact your local VFW to find out about Veteran's Day activities.
Please take a moment to think about what today represents.
To those who have fought, gave or lost for what we have
today....thank you, TheCopperWire staff. |
