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Old 11-11-2012, 04:53 PM
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Veterans Day

Hats off to all veterans, including draftees. Thank you for your service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, originally celebrated as Armistice Day. The day the First World War ended.
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Old 11-11-2012, 04:58 PM
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Hats off to all veterans, including draftees. Thank you for your service.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.

The 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, originally celebrated as Armistice Day. The day the First World War ended.
Thanks Bob!

Too bad we could not have kept it as Armistice Day.....
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Old 11-11-2012, 05:22 PM
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Thank you Bob.
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Old 11-12-2012, 10:03 AM
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Thanks Bob!

Too bad we could not have kept it as Armistice Day.....
My dad still calls it that.

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Old 11-12-2012, 10:50 AM
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My dad still calls it that.

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It has always bothered me that we changed a celebration of peace into a celebration of our participation in wars.

That said, it doesn't surprise me.

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