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Thank You For Your Service

ESC-20 Celebrating Our Veterans

Thank You For Your Service ESC-20 Celebrating Our Veterans

The History of Veteran's Day

November 11 became an official national holiday in the United States in 1938. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day. It was commemorated in 1921 with the burial of an unknown soldier from World War I at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. In 1954 the name was changed to Veterans Day to honour those who had served in all U.S. wars. Ceremonies are held each year at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and floral tributes are placed on the graves of service men and women and at memorials throughout the country. Naturalization ceremonies have come to be an important part of the day’s activities.

Britannica, The Editors of Encyclopaedia. "Veterans Day". Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 Sep. 2022, https://www.britannica.com/topic/Veterans-Day. Accessed 12 November 2022.

Thank You.

Dear teachers, friends, and ESC-20 veterans, thank you for your service. We hope this segment from CBS On the Road with Steve Hartman demonstrates to some degree how you and your families have served. May we continue to reflect and never forget the struggles for our Freedom. Thank you.

On the Road with Steve Hartman: Veterans Day
Ana Villarreal Simpson
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Consultant, Social Studies

Education Service Center, Region 20

Ana.VillarrealSimpson@ESC20.net