A Day to be Thankful and Remember Service Men and Woman

Yestruday was Veterans Day and I'm a little bummed that I didn't get to finish my draft to post it on here yesturday. So it's alittle late, but better than never. I drove past the cemetery by my house and saw all the beautiful red, white, and blue flags waving in the light breeze. It gets me all chokec up thinking of those that gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we can remain the land of the free. I've always been thankful to those past and present brave men and woman that served our great country. These types of holidays have always brought me to realize what some of them sacrified to continue to give us the freedom that some take for granted. Freedom is not free and it saddens me to see when people do not support our military. It's fine if you don't support a war, but there are stil men and woman going out to fight the war. Please support our troops and don't be afraid to thank them for serving. It doesn't have to be a holiday to thank them either. Since my brother joined the Marines (I didn't want him to b/c he's my brother) I've never been so proud of him. He deployed to Iraq for about 7 months (?) and during that whole time I worried sick for his safe return home. I'm happy he's home now (it cost me to get a few grey hairs lol) and now have an even greater appreciation for our country and servicemen knowing that my brother enlisted during war time. So to all those who served or are serving, THANK YOU and OORAH!

A Short History of Veterans Day

Veterans originally was held every November 11th, and though it typically falls on this day, officially the holiday is now observed on the weekday that falls closest to November 11th every year. It was first incorporated as by President Wilson as Armistice Day in 1919. Other countries today also still recognize November 11th as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in honor of the Armistice treaty which ended WWI. It was in 1938 that Armistice Day was enacted as an official American holiday. But eventually after WWII, citizens felt that the veterans of all wars should be recognized, not just those of WWI. So in 1954 Congress changed the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day. In America, the holiday now celebrates the approximate 2.9 million U.S. veterans with parades and ceremonies among other events.


I had to post this picture of Nainoa when he was about 3 months old. My sister and her boyfriends at the time bought this outfit for him at the base. I still have it and hope to take the Kaileo's picture in it too!