Thank A Veteran

What is Veterans Day? Veterans Day is an annual American holiday honoring the 24.9 million military veterans in the United States. It is both a federal and state holiday in all states and is usually observed on November 11. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world. November 11 is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. 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.

Armistice Day was celebrated starting November 1919 until 1954 where is was official changed to Veterans Day and was to include all Veterans of all wars.

So, thank a Veteran for fighting for and protecting the following, just to name a few:

• Freedom of Speech
• Freedom of Religion
• Freedom of the Press
• Freedom of Assembly

China doesn’t have that. Many many countries don’t have that. We have our issues, but I have traveled all over the world and there is no better country than the United States of America.

There are veteran and war memorials all over the US. Here are four National War Memorials from Washington DC.

World War I Memorial; Washington DC
4,734,991 US Troops deployed; 320,518 killed and wounded; 1917-1918

World War II Memorial; Washington DC
16,112,566 deployed worldwide; 1,077,245 killed and wounded; 1941-1945

Korean War Memorial; Washington DC
5,720,000 deployed worldwide; 157,530 killed and wounded; 1950-1953

Vietnam War Memorial; Washington DC
8,744,000 deployed worldwide; 243,512 killed and wounded; 1964-1975

Desert Shield/Desert Storm Memorial; Evansville, IN
694,550 Deployed to the Gulf; 849 killed and wounded; 1990-1991

Operation Iraq Freedom/Enduring Freedom
4193 Deaths 2003-Present

AMERICAS WARS-FACTS/STATISTICS

So…be sure to thank a Veteran.

Ms Sparky

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