Veterans Day being observed in US to mark Armistice
As a tribute to the American soldiers, Veterans Day has been declared as a national holiday and both federal and state government observe it as holiday. America has at present almost 25 million military veterans.
As a tribute to the American soldiers, Veterans Day has been declared as a national holiday and both federal and state government observe it as holiday. America has at present almost 25 million military veterans and there are at least 2 million veterans of the World War II.
The only living veteran of World War I is Frank Buckles. America has lost 6 lakh men to wars since the first world war and the Veterans Day is observed to pay respect to these men. Tributes all across America are being payed to the veterans on Veterans Day 2009 to all those, who have laid down their lives for the cause of the nation.
Some of the Veterans Day Quotes are: “We know more about war than we do about peace, more about killing than we know about living.” Gen. Omar Bradley. “The military doesn’t start wars. Politicians start wars.” Gen. William Westmoreland.“Anyone who has ever looked into the glazed eyes of a solder dying on the battlefield will think hard before starting a war.” Otto Von Bismark.
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