Today is Veterans Day and Doc and I want to take the time to honor all of those that served. Doc has Veterans in her family, we have co-workers and patients that have served, and one of my favorite Veterans happens to be my veterinarian. We are both thankful for the sacrifice all of you made to serve our country.
Doc told me that we honor veterans on November 11th because this date coincides with holidays in several countries because it is the anniversary of the end of World War I. The major hostilities of the war ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day on the 11th month of 1918. President Calvin Coolidge was the president that issued the annual proclamation that called for the observance and then congress made it an official holiday in 1938 and back then they called it Armistice Day. It wasn’t until 1954 that “Armistice” was replaced with “Veterans” by President Eisenhower, and it has been known by Veterans Day ever since, as it includes all Veterans both living and dead.
Doc says it’s important to know our history and to remember all the humans that fought and worked so hard for our country. We are both happy to help the Veterans that come to us at the place we work that are sent to us by the Veterans Administration. As tough as our soldiers are, even Veterans need a safe place to talk about the things that are troubling them.
So today, don’t forget to thank the Veterans that you know, it means so much to them to be remembered.