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The Origins of Veterans Day Warm Up #25: How can we honor today’s veterans?. November 11th. Centered around the end of World War I. 11:00 AM, November 11 th , 1918. England and France had similar ceremonies. The day became known as “Armistice Day.”.
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The Origins of Veterans DayWarm Up #25:How can we honor today’s veterans? November 11th
Centered around the end of World War I 11:00 AM, November 11th, 1918
England and France had similar ceremonies The day became known as “Armistice Day.”
Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution
It became a national holiday 12 years later by a similar congressional act
Armistice Day was to celebrate the end of World War I Might still be called Armistice day today but…..
World War II soon erupted How do we honor the veterans of WWII?
Representative Edwin Rees of Kansas proposed changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day Honor Veterans of all of Americas wars; past, present, and future
In 1954 President Eisenhower signed a bill making November 11th Veterans Day
In 1921 a unknown soldier was placed in a tomb at Arlington National Cemetery Known as the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier • To honor these men, symbolic of all Americans who gave their lives in all wars, an Army honor guard, The 3rd U.S. Infantry (The Old Guard), keeps day and night vigil.
So who is a Veteran? • Bill Cosby: U.S. Navy Corpsman • Julia Child: OSS (France) • MC Hammer: US Navy • Darth Vadar (the actor): US Army • Chuck Norris: USAF • Shaggy: USMC • Dave Thomas: U.S. Army • Elvis Pressley: US Army
John McCain: US Naval • Charles Walgreen: 1st Illinois Calvary (Spanish-American War) • Fred Smith (FedEx): USMC • Former President Bush: U.S. Navy • John Kerry: U.S. Army • Arthur Knight: Army Medic • Sgt. Todd Kilb: Us Army 101st Airbornne (Brother) • Linda Melendez: US Army (Future Sister In Law)
Who else do you know that served in the military? Family, Friends, Teachers?