Veterans

Veteran's Day 11-11-11

[|Department of Veterans Affairs] [|Virginia Kids K-5th] [|History of Veteran's Day]

Fast Facts: 1. Veteran's Day was originally known as Armistice Day. -Mr. A. 2. Every year the President of the United States urges all Americans to honor our Veterans. -Taylor Young 3.Most Veterans are burried at Arlington National Cemetery -Alexis Noto 4. November 11 became "Armistice Day" in 1918. -Joanna Adams 5. Veteran's Day is also known as Rememberance Day sometimes in our country but mainly in other countries too. -Josh Weinschreider 6. Veteran's Day is a federal holiday. -Quinlan Cuddy 7. November 11th was the date chosen for Veteran's Day to commemorate WWI which ended on November 11, 1918. -Megan Thompson 8.Veterans are people who served in the Military in times of war and peace. -Ashley Taylor 9. Veterans Day is a day to honor any one who has been in the Military. -Teagan Compton 10.President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day - Preston Kesler 11.Veteran's Day was approved May 13,1938. It recognizes a legal holiday each year on November 11th. It is a day to be deticated to the cause of world peace.-Benton Heck 12.In 1954, Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name of Armistice Day to Veteran's Day. -Sydney Wright 13.Armistice day officially received it's name in America in 1926 through a Congressional revolution.- Trent Cooper 14.In 1919 President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice day. -Grace Bayer 15. Armistice Day became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. - Elisabeth Johnson 16. More than 400,000 died during their service and more than 292,000 died during combat and these deaths were dedicated by Veterans day or also known as Armistice. ~ **//Christian B. 16. It is common to observe 2 minutes of silence at 11:00 AM every Veterans day. - Colleen Ernandes 17. Veterans Day is to celebrate the honor of american veterans for their patriotism, the love for their country, and to show that they fought for their county. - Sierra Rutrough 18. Veteran's Day is celebrated at the 11th hour, of the 11th day, in the 11th month. - Jessie Miller

1918 an unknown American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. . -Andrew Maus

21Veteran's Day is held in honor of the men and women who risked their lives to protect their country-Austin Brown 22.President Eisenhower signed a bill for Nov. 11 as Veterans day. Emily Trail 23. Veterans Day in on 11/11 because major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice. -Courtney Bowles 24. Veterans Day is a day set aside to honor all people that served in a war. -Tanner Hodges

A Veteran I Know

(Dad's side) || Army AND Marines || Earned Purple Hearts,served in WW2 and Korea,War Hero for Saving His Men in WW2,Personally Awrded the Bronze Star Award by Dwight D. Eisenhower ||
 * __My Name__ || __Veteran's Name__ || __Relationship to Me__ || __Branch of Service__ || __Other__ ||
 * 1. Mr. C. Anderson || Mr. James Anderson || Uncle || Army || Worked at the Pentagon ||
 * 2.Taylor Young || Charle Richardson || Friend || Air Force ||  ||
 * 3.Alexis Noto || Mike Noto || Grandfather || Army ||  ||
 * 4.Josh Weinschreider || Jacob Fracker || Friend || Marine ||  ||
 * 5.Quinlan Cuddy || Bill Steffen || Grandfather || Navy ||  ||
 * 6.Megan Thompson || Charlie W. Thompson || Grandfather || Army || Received two purple hearts. ||
 * 7 .Ashley Taylor || Jeffrey Altice || Uncle || Navy || Recieved the top recruit award. ||
 * 8. Teagan Compton || Bill Helms || Grandfather || National Guard ||  ||
 * 9.Preston Kesler || James Kesler || Cousin || Army || Currently in Iraq ||
 * 10.Benton Heck || George Cookson || Grandfather || Army || Served in World War II, earned purple heart ||
 * 11.Benton Heck || Charlie Perry || Neighbor || Navy || Chief Petty Officer in the submarine service ||
 * 12.Sydney Wright || Lloyd Wright || Grandfather || Marines || Served in Vietnam, recieved a purple heart ||
 * 13.Trent Cooper || William M. Cooper || Great Grandfather || Army || Was an engineer in the motor pool during World War ll ||
 * 14.Grace Bayer || Carl Pence || Cousin || Navy ||  ||
 * 15.Grace Bayer || Ralph Holland || Grandfather || Army ||  ||
 * 16.Trent Cooper || Jessie Lee Gibson || Great Uncle || Army || Was a Private in the infantry, during World War ll ||
 * 17.Elisabeth Johnson || Harvey Johnson || Grandpa || Army/Airforce || Served in World War 2, Vietnam, and Korean ||
 * 18.Elisabeth Johnson || John King 3rd || Uncle || Army/National Guard || Served in Iraq, Baghdad, and Afghanistan ||
 * 19.Colleen Ernandes || Alexander Ernandes || Brother || Army || Member of Class of 2015 at West Point ||
 * 20.Sierra Rutrough || Ray Nichols || Great Uncle || Army ||  ||
 * 21. Jessie Miller || Bower Miller || Grandpa || Navy || Served on an ice-breaker in Arctic Circle. ||
 * 22. Jessie Miller || Craig Black || Step-Brother || Army/NationalGuard || Served in Iraq. ||
 * 23. Joanna Adams || Joe Forrer || Mom's Cousin || Army || M1 Tank mechanic ||
 * 24. Joanna Adams || Kim Forrer || Mom's cousin's wife || Army || Dental Assistant ||
 * 25. Andrew Maus || Harold Joseph Maus || Great Grandfather
 * 26. Andrew Maus || Ronald Patrick Thompson || Grandfather(Mom's Side) || Air Force || Served in Vietnam and First Iraq War (Desert Storm) ||
 * 28. Austin Brown || Clark Davidson || great uncle || Air Force || served in vietnam earned 3 purple hearts ||
 * 29.Emily Trail || Virgel Taylor || great grandpa || army ||  ||
 * 30. Courtney Bowles || Arthur McClure Sawyers || Great-Grandpa || Army/National Guard ||  ||
 * 31. Tanner Hodges || Larry Gibson || Grandfather ||  || Earned a Purple Heart in Vietnam ||