Showing posts with label veterans day. Show all posts
Showing posts with label veterans day. Show all posts

Friday, November 11, 2011

Happy Veterans Day






In Flanders field 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 with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

~Major John McCrae, May 1915~

 
  The poem "In Flanders Fields" was written by a Canadian Doctor, while looking out over a field of graves.   Some of the bloodiest battles of World War I took place in the areas of northern France and southwest Belgium known as Flanders and Picardy.  Red poppies grew on the graves of dead soldiers in the fields of northern Europe.  Poppy seeds will lie underground for years and bloom if they are plowed up.  The tradition of honoring our dead by wearing Poppies spread from England to Canada and the U.S.  

We still wear red paper Poppies today to honor our fallen heroes.






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Thursday, November 11, 2010

Happy Veterans Day!



Being grateful for little things in life is what I try to practice every day of my life, no matter what my life circumstances are.


Today is no different, except for one thing . . . it is no little thing, it is major gratitude for veterans and how they affect every day of my life and every other single person in this world.


I'm so grateful to not only the veterans, but their families who have made so many sacrifices in their lifestyle in order to serve our country and protect our freedom.


For many, this day is just another holiday . . . a day off from work without a thought of its real meaning.  Our way of life and freedom is way too often taken for granted . . . and so are those who have made it possible.


This post is dedicated to my sweetie, who served in the Air Force most of his adult life . . . he is my hero!






The following arrived in several emails from groups 
I belong to . . . I had no idea that Veterans Day
is also celebrated in other countries . . .

Veterans Day was first observed on November 11, 1919 by proclamation from President Woodrow Wilson to honor troops from WWI. It wasn't until 1953, when a man from Kansas, Alfred King, began campaigning for the holiday to include ALL war veterans. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed this change into law in May, 1954.

Many countries celebrate Veterans Day (Armistice Day) on November 11. The significance of this date is marked by the signing of the end of WWI at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918.

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