Armistice day

[Auld Phart]

now referred to as Veterans Day.

11:00 on the 11th day of the 11th month.

the end of the war to end all wars.

were that only true.

 

[OhPleaseJustQuit]

 

[Manonthestreet]

My Grandfather was in that war. He was gassed, came back a shell of the man he had been

 

[Auld Phart]

My Grandfather was in that war. He was gassed, came back a shell of the man he had been

Family missed that war, only one til the Gulf War.

grandpa was a farmer, had 2 5-year-old boys, and a newborn.

 

[Concerned American]

Family missed that war, only one til the Gulf War.

grandpa was a farmer, had 2 5-year-old boys, and a newborn.

Our family came to America post civil war, but members have defended this country in every conflict since.

 

[Auld Phart]

Our family came to America post civil war, but members have defended this country in every conflict since.

dads side of the family fought the redcoats, moms side got here in time to fight rebs.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Our family came to America post civil war, but members have defended this country in every conflict since.

Tried to join the Marines in my early 20's. Recruiter overslept on first try. Second try we were early, he handed me off to the desk jockies, they forgot I was there, third time can't remember what happened but I got the impression I wasn't supposed to be a Marine.

 

[Concerned American]

Tried to join the Marines in my early 20's. Recruiter overslept on first try. Second try we were early, he handed me off to the desk Rockies, they forgot I was there, third time can't remember what happened but I got the impression I wasn't supposed to be a Marine.

Sounds par for recruiting, LOL. I tried to enlist in the Army at 16 and, obviously, was refused. Insulted, I showed them and joined the Marine Corps on my 17th birthday. LOL

 

[Unkotare]

My Grandfather was in that war. He was gassed, came back a shell of the man he had been

Trench Foot couldn't have been fun.

 

[Manonthestreet]

Sounds par for recruiting, LOL. I tried to enlist in the Army at 16 and, obviously, was refused. Insulted, I showed them and joined the Marine Corps on my 17th birthday. LOL

How long were you in

 

[Concerned American]

How long were you in

Four years.

 

[whitehall]

When I was a kid we called it "Decoration Day". Veterans Day is the Country's apology for spitting on Vietnam Vets and shitting on the Flag.

 

[Concerned American]

When I was a kid we called it "Decoration Day". Veterans Day is the Country's apology for spitting on Vietnam Vets and shitting on the Flag.

You are confusing Veteran's Day with Memorial Day. Decoration Day was changed to Memorial Day in 1967 and designated the last Monday in May in 1968. Armistice Day has been a commemoration of the WWI armistice signing at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. It was designated Veterans Day to honor all veterans by congressional action in 1954.

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