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Veterans Day is November 11th
Grief Support + In Flander's Fields
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We honor our Veterans. All across the country, Americans will join with this nation's 26 million veterans in celebrating Veterans Day. November 11th first became a holiday shortly after World War I, when, because the war ended on that day in 1918, it was designated "ARMISTICE DAY" by Congress. Then, in 1954, Congress changed the name from Armistice day to "VETERANS DAY" to provide a day to honor all America's veterans. We'll have a great chance to thank our 25 million veterans for their service to our country. They left family members and friends in order to protect and defend the rights and freedoms we enjoy. As we recognize their love and service we have a chance to thank them. We are encouraged to attend Veterans Day observances near us. I have sometimes had the privilege to offer the prayer at such gatherings and am always touched by the faces of our Veterans as they gather. They are faces filled with character and pride, with love of God, love for their country and for all of us. There are Veterans around us who have never quite felt appreciated or welcomed home. With great respect and humility we express our appreciation for a job well done, in difficult and challenging times. Welcome home! We're grateful for the sacrifices you made and the love and dedication you have shown for our country and for all of us. "The LORD bless you and keep you; the LORD make his face to shine upon you, and be gracious to you; the LORD lift up his countenance upon you, and give you peace." ~Numbers 6:24 I hope you enjoy this page and the Veterans Day links we provide. May God continue to bless you and those you love, and keep you safe!
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Veterans Day: How it was Named Veterans
Day and Memorial Day Vietnam
Veterans Memorial Wall Page |
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
The name of John McCrae (1872-1918) may seem out of place in the distinguished company of World War I poets, but he is remembered for what is probably the single best-known and popular poem from the war, "In Flanders Fields." He was a Canadian physician and fought on the Western Front in 1914, but was then transferred to the medical corps and assigned to a hospital in France. He died of pneumonia while on active duty in 1918. His volume of poetry, In Flanders Fields and Other Poems, was published in 1919.
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