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Heroes, everyone.

Heroes by the million. Men who abandon home and vocations that they may be ready to defend democracy if necessary.

Sturdy of body, firm in spirit, semen, marine, soldiers, and flyers.

Memorial Day is the day that we honor and remember those who died serving our country.

Armed Forces Day is the day that we honor those currently serving.

Veterans Day is the day that we honor those who have served.

It's observed every year, now consistently on this day, November 11th.

It began as Armistice Day, recognizing the end of World War I in 1918.

It was to be the 11th minute of the 11th hour of the 11th month that the fighting would stop.

The guns would fall silent at that moment.

In 1954, the United States renamed it Veterans Day to honor all who have served in our

armed forces, in every branch, in every era.

Dwight David Eisenhower, interestingly, was the president at that time.

That was the moment we went from honoring those who had served into war to end all wars,

which it wasn't, World War I, and we incorporated World War II as well.

Since then, of course, in terms of conflicts, we've had a lot of.

We've had Vietnam, most notably, but we've had Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and so many

more.

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