Honoring Veterans Day
As we take the day off, let's remember the "why" of how Veteran's Day was established.
Veteran's Day was originally Armistice Day, and was established in 1941 after the end of World War I. Armistice is an agreement by opposite sides in a war to stop fighting or call a truce. The Armistice was signed by France, US, Germany, and other allies in a railway car in France at 5AM on November 11, 1941. Afterwards, our President, Woodrow Wilson, declared that the day would be set aside to honor those men and women that served the War to End All Wars.
In 1938, it was made into an official US Holiday, although it was still largely to honor the military that had served in WWI. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower made the change to Veteran's Day to officially recognized all American veterans, regardless of when or where they had served. The purpose was to honor all U.S. veterans, living and deceased, from all conflicts.
There are several ways we celebrate this Federal Holiday including parades and community events. It is understood that all American flags be flown at half mast for the day.
The offical ceremony is always held at Arlighton National Cemetary at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.
At A-1 American Services, Inc. we hve several Veteran's on staff and we are a Veteran owned company. We honor all of our Veteran's on this day.
God Bless America!!!
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