Happy Veterans Day
November 11, 2009 by FIRE Finance
[This post is written and copyrighted by FIRE Finance (http://firefinance.blogspot.com).]
Nov 11, 2009: We wish everyone a Happy Veterans Day and express heartfelt gratitude to all our veterans who have served this great country with honor and pride. It's a state and federal holiday across US. But those of us who are employees of corporate America need to go to work :(.Nevertheless it's a great day with an inspiring history. In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words:
To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations …
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