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Honoring Veterans' Day at Home and Beyond
by
TheLastLeafGardener
(IC: blogger)
Today, in honor of Veteran's Day, I'm posting this entry. As most of you know, "Veterans Day is an official United States holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also known as veterans. It is a federal holiday that is observed on November 11. It coincides with other holidays such as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect). The United States also originally observed Armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans Day holiday in 1954."*
This means the current naming of Veterans' Day was sixty years ago today. Unfortunately the number of veterans continues to grow as war has not ceased.
And in honor of those who have served in the war many brownstones in Manhattan hang an American flag in solidarity such and an example of this can be seen in the image below.
[*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day]
This means the current naming of Veterans' Day was sixty years ago today. Unfortunately the number of veterans continues to grow as war has not ceased.
And in honor of those who have served in the war many brownstones in Manhattan hang an American flag in solidarity such and an example of this can be seen in the image below.
[*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day]
Homes on Fire Island, and the captain of the boat to travel there, will probably remember too.
Kismet is where The Fire Island Lighthouse** (seen in photo below) is located.
My image of The Fire Island Lighthouse was featured on TLLG's FB Page in honor of National Lighthouse Day this past August. ***
Stair climbing is not foreign to me, as there are seventy stairs leading from the door of my apartment to the building's entrance, and I go up and down them on a number of occasions on a daily basis.
And I was also rewarded warm staff, including Christine, David Griese, Harold (and terrific guide), and "Damn-It" Janet who filled out my certificate of accomplishment, using her one of her accomplishments: handwriting!
Today, in honor of Veteran's Day, The Fire Island Lighthouse is honoring Veterans Day by allowing veterans to "climb the tower for free...on Veteran's Day!"
While these patriotic figurines may remind one of our beloved veterans, a few of my figurines, who were visiting for Halloween told me that they too, can be a reminder of honoring veterans.
Here's the connection between these Oz characters and honoring vets:
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Published November 11th, 2014 12:00 PM
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