The sun began to peak over the horizon as the flag traveled up the pole. Cars and pedestrians stop their travels with they hear the first notes of the ceremony being played. Marines salute as the symbol of our nation’s freedom gently waving in the breeze slowly rose up into the sky. In November 1919, President Wilson declared November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following declaration: 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…
Happy Veteran’s Day 2011
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