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We acknowledge and appreciate our veterans of the past and present for their noble and brave service to our nations, we offer gratitude for their sacrifice and for the security and protection of our freedoms. In honor of their commitment to liberty and country, many countries honor veterans on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, with some calling it Armistice Day, others Remembrance Day. It all started after World War I. In the US, it began in 1921 when an unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery. This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of Washington, D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America’s veterans. Earlier, similar ceremonies had occurred in England and France, where an unknown soldier was buried in each nation’s highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as “Armistice Day” and later "Veteran's Day" in the U.S.
Each November, the military community also observes National Veterans and Military Families Month to celebrate how special military families are, to recognize all the ways that military families support their service members, and also acknowledge the tremendous sacrifices our military families make. They contend with separation from their families and must make adjustments to new living situations and communities. Military Families embody strength, resilience, and courage. Care of military families and children sustains our military services, and strengthens the health, security, and safety of our nation's families and communities.
At TVN, we passionately support our veterans and invite the members of our community to donate their time and make contributions to local veteran service organizations and to their veterans and military families.
Looking for ways to honor your veterans and military families? Each week we will share various ways you can honor your veterans and military families.
In the meantime, here's a sig you can use this month and keep ....
And please attend our SOA watch parties schedule for 18 Nov (Friday) 5pm MDT and 27 Nov (Sunday) 1pm MDT. We will be screening
1. 7 Days in Entebbe (about the Isreali hostage rescue starring our very own Rosamund Pike - Moriaine)
2. Dunkirk (British movie about the rescue of allied forces)
Or suggest a movie, we'd love to hear from you!!