World War I officially ended on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles. The actual fighting between the Allies and Germany, however, had ended seven months earlier with the armistice, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Armistice Day, as November 11 became known, officially became a holiday in the United States in 1926, and a national holiday 12 years later. In 1954, the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.
A heartfelt THANK YOU to all veterans. Their committment requires that they leave their family and loved ones, they risk their lives and their health and for some, they make the ultimate sacrifice. I appreciate all you do (or have done) to ensure our nation remains safe from those who seek to do us harm.
Poem to a Soldier
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of the press.
It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.
It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate.
It is the soldier, not the lawyer, who has given us a right to a fair trial.
It is the soldier, who salutes the flag, who serves under the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag.
by Father Denis Edward O’Brien, USMC
Displaced Beachbums 
Well done and how true,I realy like that poem. Good job
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