Happy Veterans Day!

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I found this information of on the US Department of Defense website:

Veterans Day is a well-known American holiday, but there are also a few misconceptions about it — like how it’s spelled or whom exactly it celebrates. To clear some of that up, here are the important facts you should know.

Veterans Day does NOT have an apostrophe.

A lot of people think it’s “Veteran’s Day” or “Veterans’ Day,” but they’re wrong. The holiday is not a day that “belongs” to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It’s a day for honoring all veterans — so no apostrophe needed.

Veterans Day is NOT the Same as Memorial Day.

A lot of Americans get this confused, and we’ll be honest — it can be a little annoying to all of the living veterans out there.

Memorial Day is a time to remember those who gave their lives for our country, particularly in battle or from wounds they suffered in battle. Veterans Day honors all of those who have served the country in war or peace — dead or alive — although it’s largely intended to thank living veterans for their sacrifices.

It was originally called Armistice Day, commemorating the end of World War I.

World War I officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919. However, the fighting ended about seven months before that when the Allies and Germany put into effect an armistice on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.   

For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, was largely considered the end of “the war to end all wars” and dubbed Armistice Day. In 1926, Congress officially recognized it as the end of the war, and in 1938, it became an official holiday, primarily a day set aside to honor veterans of World War I.

But then World War II and the Korean War happened, so on June 1, 1954, at the urging of veterans service organizations, Congress amended the commemoration yet again by changing the word “armistice” to “veterans” so the day would honor American veterans of all wars.  

For a while, Veterans Day’s date was changed, too, and it confused everybody.

Congress signed the Uniform Holiday Bill in 1968 to ensure that a few federal holidays — Veterans Day included — would be celebrated on a Monday. Officials hoped it would spur travel and other family activities over a long weekend, which would stimulate the economy.

For some inexplicable reason, the bill set Veterans Day commemorations for the fourth Monday of every October.

On Oct. 25, 1971, the first Veterans Day under this new bill was held. We’re not sure why it took three years to implement, but not surprisingly, there was a lot of confusion about the change, and many states were unhappy, choosing to continue to recognize the day as they previously had — in November.

Within a few years, it became pretty apparent that most U.S. citizens wanted to celebrate Veterans Day on Nov. 11, since it was a matter of historic and patriotic significance. So on Sept. 20, 1975, President Gerald Ford signed another law (Public Law 94-97), which returned the annual observance to its original date starting in 1978.

Other countries celebrate it, too, in their own ways.

World War I was a multinational effort, so it makes sense that our allies also wanted to celebrate their veterans on Nov. 11. The name of the day and the types of commemorations differ, however.

Canada and Australia both call Nov. 11 “Remembrance Day.” Canada’s observance is pretty similar to our own, except many of its citizens wear red poppy flowers to honor their war dead. In Australia, the day is more akin to our Memorial Day.

Great Britain calls it “Remembrance Day,” too, but observes it on the Sunday closest to Nov. 11 with parades, services and two minutes of silence in London to honor those who lost their lives in war.

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  1. Nice! TY, Pat! Wheezer was waiting by the exterior patio door again – IDK why he hunkers down at the door instead of his chair like he does thru the day. And I need to have a chat with him about those pesky mice – when I caught that mouse in his food dish, HE was sleeping on the chair!!! Dude! I’m not paying you with food for nothin’!!! You had ONE job!!! LOL

    Didn’t even get to freezing last night – 36 this morning – I am looking forward to a bit of a warm up.

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  2. Huh! I had to refresh just now in order to “see” a comment I posted at M’s…..sigh….gonna be another day of bull shit, looks like!!!

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    1. yeah me too…hopefully it’s just because of the update and they figure it out. no baking today so i might have time to look into the forums and see if erbody else is having this problem.
      I don’t have it at wolf–he he’s got a paid plan and lots of bells and whistles there.

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  7. AGREED
    Julie Kelly 🇺🇸
    @julie_kelly2
    I just got off the phone with a relative of Gregory Yetman, the target of an FBI manhunt following an armed raid related to charges for January 6. Will have much more on what happened shortly.

    In the meantime…

    I am SICK of hearing the ways in which this regime is destroying the lives of decent Americans who love this country so the pettiest man ever to be president, Joe Biden, can retaliate against his detractors.

    I am sick of hearing the pain in people’s voices when their loved one is described as a “terrorist,” especially people who have served this country and never been in trouble with the law.

    I am sick of seeing reporters and commentators cheer this–adding to the suffering of people they don’t know or like because they supported Donald Trump.

    I am sick of watching the lowlifes at DOJ and FBI brag about these cases day after day on social media.

    I am sick of watching cruel judges working with sadistic line prosecutors rip apart families simply because they can.

    I am sick of the silence of Republicans especially those running for president who boast about taking on the tough fights while doing nothing.

    I am sick of the empty promises by Congressional Republicans who refuse to do whatever necessary to end this. Instead, 70 House members voted to build Chris Wray a shiny new headquarters he will probably name after Robert Mueller.

    And I am sick of my fellow countrymen who not only endorse this but want more of it.

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  8. Scott Adams
    @ScottAdamsSays
    Keep an eye on this story.

    Three eye-witnesses, under oath, with same story about allegedly fake ballots.

    An alleged room full of proof (the actual ballots) kept locked for three years.

    Lawyers for the defense suddenly bailing out.

    Lower court dawdling, but ordered by higher court to unlock the door.

    Per usual, be skeptical of ALL election integrity claims. Most do not pan out. But this one has all the right smell and suspense to it. Fun!

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    1. Rasmussen Reports
      @Rasmussen_Poll
      There is NO EVIDENCE, they claim
      (because it’s been kept secret for over 3 years)

      Take it to COURT, they whine
      (GA Supreme Court said bring out the ballots)

      No JUDGE has found, they assert
      (because they all run away)

      Joe Biden didn’t ‘WIN’ Georgia in 2020, you can now reply

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  11. WHAT??????????? 50,000 NEW government jobs A MONTH??????????????????????
    to do what?

    FTA
    Job growth in the private economy, the kind that creates wealth and tax revenue, was only 99,000. The government contributed 51,000 of the new jobs, second only to hiring in healthcare (58,400) by industry. This continues the trend of 50,000 new government jobs a month over the past year. Government employment is now back where it was before the pandemic in February 2020.

    https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2023/11/shocker_no_matter_how_bad_the_economy_gets_government_jobs_are_doing_fine.html

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  26. we got our new router delivered last evening and hubby’s gonna attempt to install it and whatever…so I may be offline for a while this morning…I’ll let you know when i have to shut down. the satellite internet company thinks this will fix his vpn problem…we’ll see…

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      1. yeah we’ll see. it just started giving him fits last week. and it’s intermittent–sometimes he had no problem at all and it doesn’t seem to matter if I’m on my computer or not. his tech guy says it’s not the vpn–hubby took his computer to the tech’s house and it worked fine, so it’s not the computer either.
        the internet is the only unresolved issue.

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  35. Pat, you might want to post this @ W’s since Gail brought him up today…

    EXCERPT: “The debate over US President Barack Obama’s nuclear deal with Iran is undoubtedly the hottest issue today, with truly apocalyptic repercussions. One of the main overlooked details of the deal has to do with US Secretary of State John Kerry’s personal connection to Iran. Being the main negotiator, his personal judgement and integrity is an essential element, and there are reasons to question his judgement.

    Every minute aspect of the agreement is of vital importance and, unfortunately, many details have been hidden, even from the senators and congressmen who are expected to vote on the results of the negotiations. A hushed up fact concerning Kerry’s personal life, involves his younger daughter from his deceased first wife, Dr. Vanessa Bradford Kerry. Kerry’s daughter married Dr. Brian (Behrooz) Vala Nahid, an Iranian-American physician and the son of Nooshin and Reza Vala Nahid of Los Angeles, in October 2009.

    The marriage was even announced in the New York Times but oddly enough, no mention was made of the groom’s Iranian connection, an irregular occurrence for the paper. It should be noted that after the wedding, the couple went to Iran to visit those relatives….”

    https://www.israel365news.com/299893/nuclear-nepotism-hushed-up-truth-kerrys-personal-iran-connection-middle-east/

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