Photo of WWI veteran, Joseph Ambrose (1896-1988) here attending the dedication parade for the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982, holding the flag that covered the casket of his son, Clement, who was killed in the Korean War.  I copied this picture from Wikipedia.  It is priceless.

 

 

Today is Veterans Day:  the eleventh day of the eleventh month, and has been recognized as a day of remembrance in the United States since the end of World War I in 1918.  On November 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the armistice, Woodrow Wilson issued a message expressing what the day means to Americans.  Please go to    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day?wprov=sfti1    and read for yourself what he said.  

 

At first it was called 'Armistice Day,' commemorating the end of World War I at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  It is still is called 'Armistice Day' in other countries, but in 1954 it was renamed 'Veterans Day' in the United States.  It is a day to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans.  

 

 

To all our veterans:  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE!!!