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VA
Honors All Generations of Veterans
Posted 11 November 2008
During Veterans Day, Nov. 11,
Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake calls on Americans to
recognize the nation's 23.4 million living veterans and the generations
before them who fought to protect freedom and democracy.
"While our foremost thoughts are with those in distant war zones today,
Veterans Day is an opportunity for Americans to pay their respects to
all who answered the nation's call to military service,” said Peake.
“Participation in Veterans Day can be as simple as putting out the
porch flag or reminding youngsters of the story of a relative who
served in the military.”
As part of the national Veterans Day observance, Peake will join White
House and military officials and leaders of the major veterans
organizations at a wreath-laying ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns
in Arlington National Cemetery at 11 a.m.
From stirring parades and ceremonies to military exhibits and tributes
to distinguished veterans, major national observances also are
scheduled at 33 sites in 20 states, serving as models for communities
to follow in planning their own observances.
A guide to these major activities is included on VA's Veterans Day Web
page at http://www.va.gov/vetsday/ under "Regional Observances."
The page includes a variety of resources, including a teacher’s guide,
a poster gallery and links to information about the Arlington National
Cemetery ceremony.
Other commemorative activities range from sports events, restaurants
offering discounts to military members and individual veterans wearing
their military medals in public during the day as a gesture of pride in
service.
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