Thanks to all of our veterans for your service and scrifice: On this day in 1919, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every...

queencitysanta Loc: Charlotte, North Carolina

On this day in 1919, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

Thank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

ELNikkor

Uh, in 1911, WWI had not yet begun...

riderxlx Loc: DFW area Texas

I absolutly agree. Thank you for the post and reminder.

queencitysanta wrote:

On this day in 1911, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

Thank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

NCMtnMan Loc: N. Fork New River, Ashe Co., NC

You're welcome!

rmalarz Loc: Tempe, Arizona

Though I wasn't around then, However, I believe it was 1918. The conflict started shortly after Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, and his wife, in June of 1914.

That said, I certainly agree wholeheartedly with remembering all those who served our country.
--Bob

queencitysanta wrote:

On this day in 1911, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

Thank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

queencitysanta Loc: Charlotte, North Carolina

Thanks for the corrections

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Thanks for the thought!

Bill_de Loc: US

rmalarz wrote:

Though I wasn't around then, However, I believe it was 1918. The conflict started shortly after Gavrilo Princip assassinated Archduke Ferdinand, and his wife, in June of 1914.

That said, I certainly agree wholeheartedly with remembering all those who served our country.
--Bob

The war ended in 1918, the day was first celebrated one year later as Armistice Day.

The White House, November 11, 1919.

A year ago today our enemies laid down their arms in accordance with an armistice which rendered them impotent to renew hostilities, and gave to the world an assured opportunity to reconstruct its shattered order and to work out in peace a new and juster set of international relations. The soldiers and people of the European Allies had fought and endured for more than four years to uphold the barrier of civilization against the aggressions of armed force. We ourselves had been in the conflict something more than a year and a half.

With splendid forgetfulness of mere personal concerns, we remodeled our industries, concentrated our financial resources, increased our agricultural output, and assembled a great army, so that at the last our power was a decisive factor in the victory. We were able to bring the vast resources, material and moral, of a great and free people to the assistance of our associates in Europe who had suffered and sacrificed without limit in the cause for which we fought.

Out of this victory there arose new possibilities of political freedom and economic concert. The war showed us the strength of great nations acting together for high purposes, and the victory of arms foretells the enduring conquests which can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common interests of men.

To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations.

WOODROW WILSON

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SpyderJan Loc: New Smyrna Beach. FL

Thank you for the sentiment.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

queencitysanta wrote:

On this day in 1919, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

FThank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

JD750 Loc: SoCal

ELNikkor wrote:

Uh, in 1911, WWI had not yet begun...

Reread the post dude. You are mistaken.

Dan Mc Loc: NM

queencitysanta wrote:

On this day in 1919, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

Thank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

1Feathercrest Loc: NEPA

queencitysanta wrote:

On this day in 1919, November 11, at 11 am World War 1, The great war ended. This is why we celebrate Veteran day every November 11th.

Thank you with a humble heart all of those who have served and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.

Ignorant people wishing you a "Happy Memorial Day", have no idea what it stands for.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

ELNikkor wrote:

Uh, in 1911, WWI had not yet begun...

"On this day in 1919..."

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

1Feathercrest wrote:

Ignorant people wishing you a "Happy Memorial Day", have no idea what it stands for.

Yes, that is an awkward situation, but it's human nature to want others to be happy - or at least pretend we do. The end of a war is a happy time. Just look at the old WW II footage from the end of the war. We mourn those who have died, but we rejoice that no more are dying - until the next war begins.

Armistice Day became Veterans Day in 1954.