The Way I See It

Honoring our Veterans


 

 

This Sunday, November 11, marks the 95th celebration of Veterans’ Day. Though it was first celebrated as Armistice Day in 1918, it is now celebrated each year to honor veterans of all wars at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month.

I’ve heard the term Armistice Day my whole life. And, I really never thought of its actual meaning.

According to Dictionary.com, it means

“a temporary suspension of hostilities by agreement of the warring parties; truce.

It doesn’t necessarily mean the end of the war, though it was the end of World War I when it was first introduced.

Looking up this I began to wonder what the longest period of time that the United States was not at war.

I don’t know how accurate this information is, but I was surprised nonetheless.

It seems the longest period was 33 years. The time between the end of the Civil War and the beginning of the Spanish American War – not including the “Indian Wars”. If you included these battles, then it would be 23 years – the period between the end of World War I and the beginning of World War II.

Each year we see young and fresh faces printed in the pages of this newspaper. They are young men and women joining the armed forces and leaving the comforts of home.

They are sons, daughters, brothers, sisters, husbands, wives, mothers and fathers leaving family members and going far away to fight for our country.

They and those who have served our country all deserve to be honored every day but especially on Veterans’ Day.

The way I see it, I can see why the name needed to be changed. It is much easier to honor all veterans than to celebrate world peace.

That’s the way I see it, let me know your view – email me at sbrown@pleasantonexpress.com, or write at P.O. Drawer 880, Pleasanton, Tx 78064.

SUE BROWN is the Editor of the – Express.


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