Veterans Day began as “Armistice Day” to celebrate the end of fighting between the allied nations and Germany, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918. The following year, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th “Armistice Day.” In 1938, it was changed to “Veterans Day.”
In honor of Veterans Day, I have an assortment of links to share.
Last week on Twitter, I read a tweet from Kaylie Jones (author of Lies My Mother Never Told Me and A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries; her father, James Jones, wrote From Here to Eternity and The Thin Red Line): “An amazing program that takes WWII vets to see their war memorial in DC. 1000 WWII vets die each day,” along with a link to the emotional but heartwarming video.
If you know a veteran who is willing to be interviewed, the Veterans History Project is looking for volunteers to conduct these interviews. Read more info about this wonderful project that is archived in the Library of Congress here.
Looking for a parade? Check out the U.S. Parade Directory on Vetfriends.com.
In honor of Veteran's Day, entrance fees to all our national parks and forests will be waived on November 11, not just to veterans and active service members, but to everyone.
This month, the Smithsonian Channel is premiering a special six-part documentary, “Apocalypse: The Second World War,” as well as other programs that feature the stories of vets.
Several businesses are honoring veterans and active-duty military personnel:
On Wednesday, November 11, at all 1900 locations, Applebees is offering a free entree from 11 am to midnight to veterans and all active-duty military.
This Monday, November 16, Golden Corral is offering free buffet meals (including beverage and dessert) to current military and vets from 5 to 9 p.m.
According to the Loving a Soldier, Living the Life blog, Build-A-Bear Workshop stores are offering a 20% discount on any one transaction to military families from November 11 through November 15.
Cabela's is having a Hometown Heroes Celebration on November 11th and 12th. They are offering Employee Discounts to Military Personnel, Veterans, Law Enforcement, Firemen and EMS.
According to the Air Force Times, Home Depot and Lowe’s are offering military discounts.
Happy Veterans Day to those who are serving or have served our country, and their proud families. I salute you!
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To you in return, and to all vets, happy Veterans Day.
God bless those who serve, who have served and who will serve.
God grant peace of the heart to those who love them.
We all respect, admire and thank them.
Kathy, thanks for these excellent links.
Terrie
A big issue for many Veteran's is coping with life after returning from service. A company called Prescription Audio is offering all Veterans a free product today to help with symptoms related to Post traumatic stress disorder. www.prescriptionaudio.com/pages/ptsd
Great post, Kathy.
If anyone would like to help our soldiers in the Mideast right now, my friend Dorine Kenney runs a foundation that sends care packages to them once a month. I blogged about it back on May 25, 2008. The foundation website can be found at www.jacobsprogram.org.
Many, many thanks to all those who serve and have always served America!
Great links, Kathy! Let me, like Elaine, add another couple of my favorite charities: Wounded Warrior Project and Soldier's Angels (both .org). These provide supplies for recovering military personnel transitioning to civilian life, from simple, in-hospital care packages all the way to family support services and computers for the wounded.
Charles - Thanks for stopping by on this special holiday.
Terrie - I echo your heartfelt sentiments!
Molly - Thanks for the helpful link of prescriptionaudio.com. It is so generous of the company to offer vets a free product today.
Elaine - Thanks also for your link for jacobsprogram.org. What a wonderful thing to do for our service people, and a loving way for Dorine Kenney to honor her son Jacob -- he lives on.
Clare - It's nice to know organizations such as The woundedwarriorproject.org and soldiersangel.org exist. These heroes need to be taken care of when they return! They should never be forgotten. We owe them so much.
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