In 1918, on the eleventh hour in the eleventh day in the eleventh month, the world rejoiced and celebrated. After four years of bitter war, an armistice was signed and "the war to end all wars" was over.
The Original Poem handwritten by the author
This is a picture taken during the battle in Flanders during WWI
November 11, 1919: President Woodrow Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day, proclaiming: "To us in America, the reflections of armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…" The original concept for the celebration was for the suspension of business for a two minute period beginning at 11 A.M., with the day also marked by parades and public meetings.
To all veterans, especially the WWII Veterans like my father, who is 85 and now in a nursing home. They were "The Greatest Generation"
THANK YOU for keeping our country free.
4 comments:
Great post!
Please thank him for us!
Beautiful post, and thank you for the history on the holiday. It's hard to think of a good way to honor those who have given us so much.
That was a lovely post!!
Thanks to all Vets.
My Dad & Uncle also served in WW2 and have since passed on.
What an amazing post!! Our Daddy, Poppie, Great-Poppie, Great-great-Poppie, and many more of owr relatives have (and DO) serve.
::purrs::
~Meeko & Kiara
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