Veterans Day Powerpoint
Transcript: To the members of our nation's Marine Corps, We honor you for everything you do every day guarding us from those who would wish to take our freedom To those who serve in the Navy, To the soldiers of our country's army, credits for the pictures and for the information about veterans day go to A Tribute to Veterans, A video tribute to veterans For What You Do For Us We thank you for defending both us, and our neighbors from terrorists and others who would try to harm us Thank you Ameritexflags.com patdollard.com en.wikipedia.org chnewtestament.com usafueropeband.af.mil zimbo.com usmc-mccs.org army.mil dr-armywife.blogspot.com shadetreemechanic.com everydaymama.com fraziermusuem.org Personal Military Career? and Family members in military We thank you for all you have done keeping the skies clear and fellow Americans safe. We thank you for all you do, risking your life day by day for our protection. Defenders of the sea and protectors of the noble We recognize your strength and, while we cannot possibly understand what you go through daily, we respect you for serving our country To the Coast Guard, the defenders of our shores, To those who serve in the Air Force, Veterans Day History I would probably not take a career in the military, however if I were to take a military career it would probably be in the air force. My grandfather on my mom's side and my great grandfather on my dad's side both were members of the military Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day; Armistice Day honored the veterans of WWI and was started on November 11, 1917 by President Woodrow Wilson. In 1945, Raymond Weeks (later known as the father of Veterans Day) had the idea of changing Armistice Day to include all veterans and that the name should be changed to Veterans Day. Raymond Weeks led a delegation to WWII General Dwight Eisenhower, who agreed with the idea. Raymond Weeks led the celebration every year from 1947 to 1985 when he passed away. U.S. Representative Ed Rees introduced a bill for Veterans Day and it was passed in 1956, when it was signed by President Eisenhower. Veterans We Thank You