MARINES.............SEMPER FI! Today is the 235th birthday of the United States Marine Corps and tomorrow is Veterans Day commemorating the 92nd anniversary of the conclusion of the “war to end all wars.” Veterans Day, originally called Armistice Day, marks the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918 when World War I officially ended. The day is now a national holiday in which we honor those who have bravely served and rededicate ourselves to world peace. With the vicious 2010 election season in our rearview mirrors, these anniversaries could not have come at a better time.
At the first observance of tomorrow’s holiday, President Woodrow Wilson said, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn 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…”
Gen. Amos takes command United States Marine Corps Official Page, on Flickr
The thing with which it has freed us and the opportunity it has given. President Wilson was right then and his words remain true today. The debt we owe those who walked these roads before us, who built our country and changed the world is, in part, gratitude for freeing us. But, the bulk of this obligation can only be repaid by our making the most of the opportunity we have been given as a result of their sacrifice. Fly the FLAG folks to say thanks to ALL our Veterans.
At the first observance of tomorrow’s holiday, President Woodrow Wilson said, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn 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…”
Gen. Amos takes command United States Marine Corps Official Page, on Flickr
The thing with which it has freed us and the opportunity it has given. President Wilson was right then and his words remain true today. The debt we owe those who walked these roads before us, who built our country and changed the world is, in part, gratitude for freeing us. But, the bulk of this obligation can only be repaid by our making the most of the opportunity we have been given as a result of their sacrifice. Fly the FLAG folks to say thanks to ALL our Veterans.
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