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Today, We Pause & Honor our Veterans

I am visiting my family in OHIO to be with my Dad, Bob Seiple, who is turning 80 years young on the 22nd of November.  Reflecting, I was thinking about the importance of today and  all the men and women and their families who answered the call to protect the freedom of the United State of America past and present – I wondered how many of us really know the history of Veterans Day:

Veterans Day History

The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed an Armistice Day for 12th November, 1919. And The United States Congress conceded a parallel resolution after 7 years on 4th June, 1926, applying for a President issue another declaration to survey 11th November with proper ceremonies. An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U. S. Code, Sec. 87a) permitted 13th May , 1938, made 11th of November in every year an authorizedholiday; “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day’.”

In the year of 1953, an Emporia, Kansas, shoe store holder named Al King had a plan to increase Armistice Day to commemorate all veterans, not presently those who provided in World War I. the king had been keenly occupied with an American War Dads throughout World War II. Then he started a crusade to turn the Armistice Day into “All”Veterans Day. And The Emporia Chamber of Commerce assumed the reason after resolving that 90% of the Emporia merchants with the Board of Education supported finishing their doors on 11th November, 1953, to tribute veterans. And with the help of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, from Emporia, a bill forholiday was push through Congress. The President Dwight Eisenhower marked it into law on 26th May, 1954.

Congress modified this act on 8th November, 1954, replacing “Armistice” with Veterans. It has been recognized as Veterans Day since.

Even though originally planned for commemoration on 11th November of each year, opening in 1971 compliant with the Uniform MondayHoliday Act, Veterans Day was shifted to fourth Monday of October. And In the year of 1978 it was retreated to its original commemoration on 11th November.

My Dad served in the Air Force in the Korean War, My Father-in- law served in the Navy during WW II and was in the pacific during the bombing of Pearl Harbor & my Mother-in-law and her family served in the Army and were stationed at Pearl Harbor during the bombing. I stand up and salute all of our brave men and women that have taken the oath to protect our freedom in this great land – for the families who have lost loved ones in battle abroad and at home!

Thank You for YOUR Service & May God Bless ALL of You and Your Families!