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Military veterans of the United States were honored Friday, Veterans Day, across the country, and Garrett County took part in the observance. Various ceremonies were held throughout the area, including a parade and commemoration event in the county seat. A parade with veterans and the Southern Garrett Marching Band got under way in the morning, leading to the Garrett County Courthouse. While the original plan was to have the proceedings outdoors at Veterans Park, blowing snow resulted in a change of venue, and the crowds gathered inside the rotunda for the remainder of the ceremony. Maj. Gen. Melissa Rank, retired assistant Air Force surgeon general, offered the speech for the day, and members of both the American Legion Post 71 and Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 10077 provided the welcome, invocation, special singing, the placing of the wreathes, and a 21-gun salute. Pictured is U.S. Marine Corps veteran Paul Shogren, quietly offering his salute to fallen comrades. Photo by John McEwen.
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THANK YOU VETERANS! Happy Veterans Day!
Give thanks today for the many folks who served the US and for those who laid down their lives that we may be able to enjoy the freedoms that we have today. THANK YOU!
From Wikipedia:
Veterans Day is an annual United States holiday honoring military veterans. A federal holiday, it is observed on November 11. It is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice.)
History
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said
“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with lots of pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.”[2]
The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting that the President (Calvin Coolidge) issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies.[2] An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday; “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day’.”
In 1953, an Emporia, Kansas shoe store owner named Alfred King had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who served in World War I. King had been actively involved with the American War Dads during World War II. He began a campaign to turn Armistice Day into “All” Veterans Day. The Emporia Chamber of Commerce took up the cause after determining that 90% of Emporia merchants as well as the Board of Education supported closing their doors on November 11 to honor veterans. With the help of then-U.S. Rep. Ed Rees, also from Emporia, a bill for the holiday was pushed through Congress. President Dwight Eisenhower signed it into law on May 26, 1954.[3]
Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing “Armistice” with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day since.[4][5]
Although originally scheduled for celebration on November 11 of every year, starting in 1971 in accordance with the Uniform Monday Holiday Act, Veterans Day was moved to the fourth Monday of October. In 1978 it was moved back to its original celebration on November 11. Since this change, there has been a trend against being closed on the holiday. It began with businesses (excluding banks) and in recent years some schools and local governments have also chosen to remain open.
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To Honor Those Who Serve – Veterans Day Parade
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Nov. 11, 2010
A parade and commemorative service will be held to honor veterans of all military branches on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, in downtown Oakland. The parade is set for 10 a.m., with groups to gather at the Oakland Train Station proceed to Second, Alder, and Third streets, ending at Veterans Park at the corner of Oak and Third. A ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at the park with guest speaker Paul Johnson, VFW District 3 commander. The Southern Garrett Marching Band will provide music for the event. This photo was taken at last year’s ceremony. The public is encouraged to attend. Photo by John McEwen.
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