Posts tagged “Veterans Day”
November 11
Scene: The Cadet Nurse Corps with Betty Potts King, my mom-in-law lower left, and comrades in 1944. Veterans Day, November 11, celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans. The Cadet Corps was established on June 15, 1943 to ensure the country had enough nurses to care for its citizens at home and abroad during World […]
Veterans Day
Scene: Walter King, my dad-in-law, left with buddies, WWII Army Air Force vets. At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month World War One formally ended in 1918. Thank you to those who are serving, and to those who have served their country.
11/11
Scene: Walter King, my dad-in-law, was a WWII Army Air Force vet. Veterans Day is an official US holiday. World War One formally ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks had the idea […]