Honoring Out Veterans

Happy Veterans Day and thank you to everyone who has continued to fight for us! We are so very thankful for all of you out there!!!

There will be an observance at the Garret Mountain Campus today:
We look forward to a wonderful recognition of all those students and associates who have served our nation and invite all associates and students to attend one of the Veterans Day events listed below. We will have guest speakers and other activities customized to each campus and look forward to a great day.

Nov 11th, 11am Garrett Mountain Student Court Yard President Dario Cortes, Richard Robitaille (Army Veteran) and LTC Mark Piterski, NJ National Guard

Hopefully many of you will check this out!!

I also came across and article on Yahoo! that I wanted to share with everyone in regards to the exact meaning on the date: November 11th. Here is what the article says:

While most know that Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, the meaning behind its exact date (November 11) may not be so familiar. Here's the backstory:

Back in 1918, in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a stop to hostilities was declared, ending World War I. An armistice to cease the fighting on the Western Front was signed by the Allied powers and Germany.

President Woodrow Wilson immediately proclaimed the day "Armistice Day," kicking off the annual commemoration on November 11. But over the years, with veterans returning from World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day — a day reserved to honor veterans returning from all wars. But 11/11 still represented the end of the Great War in the public's mind, and the date stuck.

In 1921, unidentified dead from the war were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Westminster Abbey in London, and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tradition to honor those killed in the war but never identified continues every year in the U.S. The ceremony is held at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Congress designated Veterans Day as a legal holiday in 1938, and since then, most Americans have come to know it as a day for store sales and parades. Yahoo! Searches on the holiday have already surged on the Web. People want to know "veterans day history," "veterans day closings," veterans day sales," and "veterans day free meals."


I remember going to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier when I was in 8th grade. That was our big trip: Going to Washington D.C. It was really cool and we actually placed our own reef at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, made in our high school colors. I will have to find those pictures and scan them in, but it's such a great place to honor those who put up a fight for us.

I hope everyone takes the time today to give recognition and thanks to all these Veterans!