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Veterans Day is a day when the United States of America celebrates all veterans in the U.S. Army. I personally enjoy this holiday, because it's the day I know we actually give thanks to our soldiers, and not just go on and live our lives like we have no one out risking their lives to protect us. So, I decided to post this on LBPCentral in hopes for you, the members, can celebrate this holiday.

For some of you who don't live in the U.S., you probably don't know what it is. Well it's okay, since your country doesn't celebrate it. Still, I find that sharing the story behind my thread would be nice.

U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting the President issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies. An Act approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday; "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'."

In 1953, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner named Al King had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who served in World War I. King had been actively involved with the American War Dads during World War II. He began a campaign to turn Armistice Day into "All" Veterans Day. The Emporia Chamber of Commerce took up the cause after determining that 90% of Emporia merchants as well as the Board of Education supported closing their doors on November 11, 1953, to honor veterans. With the help of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia, a bill for the holiday was pushed through Congress. President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954.

Congress amended this act on November 8, 1954, replacing "Armistice" with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day since.

Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of every year, starting in 1971 in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. In 1978 it was moved back to its original celebration on November 11 (with the exceptions described above). Since this change, there has been a trend against being closed on the holiday. It began with businesses (excluding banks) and in recent years some schools and local governments have also chosen to remain open.

So post and discuss here. Also, if you have a friend or relative who is serving or has served in the army, post it up here (not their name though, just something like "my friend" or "my brother") so we can honor their commitement and bravery.

Thanks to all the veterans.

Peace

2009-11-12 00:48:00

Author:
CyberSora

Posts: 5551

I called my PopPop today <_> He seemed happy for me

Yep, he's 90 and served in WWII. D Day and the Bulge, y'know.

So yeah, I celebrated it... I'm sure he liked it. YAY <_>

2009-11-12 01:08:00

Author:
RockSauron

Posts: 10882

Same sort of thing in England, do you hold a 2 minute silence at 11 am?

2009-11-12 01:08:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot

Posts: 6728

Same sort of thing in England, do you hold a 2 minute silence at 11 am?

No i dont believe so.

2009-11-12 23:19:00

Author:
Snrm

Posts: 6419

2009-11-13 14:39:00

Author:
enodrawkcab

Posts: 238

Wikipedia Veterans_Day US (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day)
Armed_Forces_Day_(United_Kingdom) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_Day_(United_Kingdom))
Quick backgrounds.

Thanks for making this thread!

Your one for the uk is different to this threads subject.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Sunday is the uk event

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remembrance_Day covers other countries.

Basically these events all relate to the anniversary of the end of the hostilities of the First World War on the 11th of november at 11 a.m. in 1918.

2009-11-13 17:11:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot

Posts: 6728

Maybe i'm just being ignorant, but why does America get a holiday for this? WE hold 2 minutes silence, even at football matches. And that is hard. because football fans are annoying ********

But yeah, 2 minutes silence is far better for remembering than just a holiday in which people just play CoD all day?

2009-11-14 10:59:00

Author:
Unknown User

because we are Americans. we like to celebrate things. for instance, we celebrate Cinco de Mayo. Most people in Mexico don't really put that much into it, I'm told. I suppose its just a matter of slight cultural differences. we'd rather have a good ol' time having barbecues with our vets and stuff than standing with our heads bowed for 2 minutes.

though the two minute UK thing is more....er....reverent would be the proper word, i suppose.

like i said (at some point.) just a difference of culture. We like to be loud.

2009-11-15 18:05:00

Author:
Memodrix

Posts: 879

I don;t want to celebrate death though. I want to remember the soldiers who died, not have a massive party and then, as an afterthought, think,'oh ****, yeah, i remember, someone died for something....'...

2009-11-15 18:30:00

Author:
Unknown User

ir0nmaid3nfan, that was extremely ignorant and not something to say in a discussion to honor our veterans. You really think we're just celebrating about dead people? Apparently, you also don't realize a veteran is someone who has served in Armed Forces, not necessarily meaning they've died. Veterans Day is just the term that's stuck to the holiday, even though we honor all soldiers, those who have served and those who are serving.

It's not necessarily an excuse for a party either... At my school, we had to write letters to soldiers in Iraq. We also threw a small banquet for my teacher, who served in Vietnam. Veteran's Day is a time to honor your soldiers for keeping you safe, and realise you should never take freedom for granted. Not celebrate "a bunch of dead people".

2009-11-15 18:48:00

Author:
Incinerator22

Posts: 3251

Basically, Veterans Day is not to rememeber death. It's to honor and appreciate our veterans who risk their lives. Usually, people have to much work and they play with technology so much that they don't appreciate what our veterans gave up for them. They so much ignore the flags and the war going on. That's why Amaerica made the day, so people can drop what they're doing and actually give thanks to them.

2009-11-15 19:10:00

Author:
CyberSora

Posts: 5551

But very few people actually drop what they are doing. Whereas here, almost EVERYONE will be silent for the time, and they do remember, and think of people, past and present, in the armed forces. if you get the day off, you won't be doing anything that is a) productive, so your economy suffers, and b) you don't spend the entire time thinking about the armed forces, so you get a holiday, and the reason you get it for is only thought of for a small period of time. If at all.

@incinerator - You prove to me that all Americans spend the day honoring the dead etc, then i will edit the post to reflect that. Have fun trying to prove me wrong.

2009-11-15 20:02:00

Author:
Unknown User

Did anyone else find the 2 minutes silence really awkward at school? It's like I can be silent at any time and I can think of what the armed forces past and present have done for us at any time but throw the two together in a mandetory period and my mind wanders between how long has this been going on for and something hilarious from a comedy that was on recently.

2009-11-15 21:27:00

Author:
Rabid-Coot

Posts: 6728

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