The History of Veterans Day

[trillsie]

Every year I talk about what Veterans Day means to me. I was talking to Bobby earlier today and realized that he didn't really understand why Veterans Day was on November 11. So this year, I thought I would provide a little history lesson, especially since this is a milestone year

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[flutterbychild]

Honestly, I didn't know about that either. Thank you for telling me, Pamie!

Children's Crusade by Sting

[virginiadare]

This is another, more recent comment on the devastation of WWI

This always stayed with me

[virginiadare]

In the 30's young John Kennedy traveled through Europe with his sister Kathleen and his brother Joe. One thing that stayed with me when I read about this trip was his line in a letter back home that

"There are no old men here"

There were no old men in England or France in the 30's because an entire generation had been wasted on the battlefield.
That is staggering to me.

Re: This always stayed with me

[trillsie]

yes that is always something that gets me too. So many died during the Great War. It is such a loss.

[regalpewter]

It ism a doubly bittersweet day for my family as it also was my parents' wedding anniversary