From the November 9, 2016, Hi-Liter by Sandra Landen Machaj.
It happens every year on November 11. The nation celebrates Veterans Day. Sadly, not all schools are out this day. I understand that we have Memorial Day in May to honor those who have fallen and served, but I think another day of remembrance would definitely be in order. As a teacher, I know that other teachers do not teach about the significance of these days.
Veterans Day was first known as Armistice Day, a day to commemorate the end of World War I or as it was originally known, the Great War. A temporary cessation to the fighting agreed to begin on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918 between the Allied and German forces.
This was not the official end of the war, as some believe. That didn't take place until the Treaty of Versailles and not signed between Germany and the Allied nations until June 28, 1919. At that signing, Allied interests were represented by British Prime Minister David Lloyd, French Premier George Clemenceau and U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
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