Veterans Day in the USA

Veterans Day

       A wiki link on the subject can be found at:  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day

            There's a remembrance and parade at one local city on November 11th, too:  http://www.herald-citizen.com/view/full_story/24017958/article-Veterans-Day-parade-Monday?instance=homefirstleft

            Another local city is also remembering veterans on November 11th:  http://crossville-chronicle.com/features/x252045652/Host-of-events-set-for-veterans-community-this-week

            Here's another article on Veterans Day/Armistice Day:  http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303471004579166003278419502

            Last, here is a wiki link to a poem called "In Flanders Fields":  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Flanders_Fields

 

            What a waste fighting turns out to be, but we all know it does happen. Hence the idea of a Veterans Day/Armistice Day is appealing to many.