Veterans Day 2010
At eleven o’clock in the morning, on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, bringing the Great War, the war to end all wars, WWI to an end. November 11th is known throughout most of the world as Armistice or Remembrance Day, but after WWII there was growing sentiment in the United States that November 11th should be a time to honor all veterans. In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill that turned Armistice Day into Veterans Day, declaring it a national holiday.
To borrow a phrase from President Lincoln’s Gettysburg address, “it is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this.”
Today is a day for honoring all of our veterans: those that fought and died, those that fought and lived, those who did not fight, those that have served during war and those that served during peace, those that have served in the past and those that are serving now, whether in combat or at home, whether near or far.
Everyone who has ever put on the uniform of the United States and those that are wearing the uniform of the United States are all my heroes. I love you all and I respect everything that you do to secure my freedom and the freedom of my family and of my friends.
You will never know how much I appreciate what you do and have done for the greatest country in the world and there is no way that I can possibly thank you for all that you do and for everything you have given up to serve the country. Please accept these videos as a small token of my appreciation.
America's Watchtower 
A fitting tribute Steve. Nicely done, and thanks to all the vets out there!
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Thank you, and thanks again to all the vets out there!
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Hear Hear!
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Great post, Steve. Our veterans deserve all of the praise we can give and more. Thanks to all of have served in our military in any capacity. Job well done.
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Thank you Larry! I just feel as if my small tribute isn’t nearly enough to say thank you to the men and women who choose to serve our country!
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As far as I’m concerned, we live in the land of milk and honey. Others can believe otherwise if they wish.
And one of the main reasons ours is the promised land is the millions of brave Americans who saw their duty and did it.
We may have our problems and disagreements, but there’s no place I’d rather live than right here, the greatest nation in the history of mankind. And a brutal, elemental fact is this: no matter how inspired our system of government, no matter how faithful, tolerant and generous we are as a people, those things don’t guarantee our greatness. Our greatness is guaranteed by those who serve and protect us and make it clear to our enemies that messing with us is such a terrible idea.
Today’s the day we “officially” remember the heroes who made it so, but we can never forget, never.
Thanks for the platform, Steve. And may God bless us all.
The Georgia Yankee
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Well said, we may disagree on many issues but when it comes to those that serve this nation we are in complete agreement. These people are heroes and you need not thank me for the forum because it is those that are defending freedom that have provided me with this forum!
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Great post, need to keep our priorities in the era of an insolent, ingrateful White House…
“Let us continue to stand for the ideals
for which they lived… and died”
Ronald Reagan Speech: Veterans Day 2010
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Thanks RR! You are correct, we need to keep our priorities straight in the coming days. What I wouldn’t give to have a man in the White House who loved America with the same passion as Ronald Reagan!
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Our military is unique in that usually it is the armed forced that destroys the freedom of the people but in our case they guarantee it.
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What a great point! I hadn’t thought of it in those terms before!
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Great post Steve. Thank you for the outstanding tribute to our veterans.
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Thank you, and more importantly thank you for your service!
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Thanks Steve. And thanks for adding the stuff about Armistice Day. A lot of folks don’t know about the origins of Veteran’s Day.
have a good one
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Thank you for your service and please thank your husband for me for his service!
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The BEST Veterans Day tribute I have seen by far… Kudos!
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Thank you so much for the compliment Fred. I have seen many great tributes in the blogosphere and for you to say that mine is the best by far is quite a compliment, thank you again.
I know that you are involved in law enforcement in Texas and that you have relatives involved also, but I do not know if you served in the military. If you did I say thank you, and if you didn’t you still win thanks here for your involvement with the law. Thank you!
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Great stuff Steve. Really enjoyed this.
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Thank you so much!
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I think this post is required viewing for those that see Veterans Day as little more than a day off work. Nice tribute.
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Thank you! I wonder how many people that have Veterans day off stop to think what this day represents, I hope that they take just a little time out of their day to think about it.
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I heard it said yesterday that Veterans’ Day is one of the few national holidays we don’t conveniently move to the closest Monday to give people a 3-day weekend.
This is to maintain the meaning of the holiday rather than just enhancing time-off potential.
The other such holidays are America’s Birthday, which is always celebrated on July 4, Jesus’ Birthday, which is always celebrated on December 25, and the year’s birthday, which is always celebrated on January 1.
All other holidays are anchored to specific days of the week rather than to their actual dates.
Take good care and may God bless us all!
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So true GY, this is one holiday that must remain in its original date because it is so much more important than just giving people a three day weekend.
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Good point, and well spoken.
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