Veterans Day
In the USA, today is Veterans Day. My father is a veteran of the Vietnam War and my brother is a veteran of the Iraq War. They served our country and deserve respect all year long. Because of their sacrifice and hard work I have the freedom to pursue my dreams. Their service inspires me to be a better man every day. Veterans Day History, from wikipedia : U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting the President issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11 th of November in each year a legal holiday; "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'." In 1953, an Emporia , Kansas shoe store owner named Al King had the idea to expand Armistice Day t...