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Kilth
11-11-2008, 10:56 PM
This insightful YouTube video honors all who serve. That makes it a fitting video for Veterans Day. The holiday began as Armistice Day. It celebrated the end of World War I.

In 1953, a small-town shoe store owner decided to expand Armistice Day. He wanted it to celebrate all veterans. With the help of his U.S. Representative the proposition became a bill. In 1954, President Eisenhower signed it into law.

This video features a powerful song called the American Anthem. It speaks to the sacrifices, great and small, that created our country. And it is sung beautifully Norah Jones. Take a moment to remember all those who have served in the military.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B81kW814qA

Sorry. Im a vet. I received a Bronze Star in Iraq. I didnt want to taint this day with talk about niggers. Have a good day.

NAACPtookmybabyaway
11-12-2008, 09:57 AM
It's still called armistice day here, even though it commemorates all our war dead.

Britain only has three survivors left from the great war. The youngest is 106.

Clorox
11-12-2008, 12:01 PM
Kilth:

I would like to offer you my sincere gratitude for your service. If it wasn't for you, and the others like you, we wouldn't have a web site like this to come to.:yrck