For John, BLUF: Being a Military Veteran is an honor, but an honor gained at some risk, small for some and large for others. Nothing to see here; just move along.
From Wikipedia.
Here is the lede:
Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans of the United States Armed Forces. It began, and now coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, which are commemorated in other countries, marking the anniversary of the end of World War I. Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. At the urging of major U.S. veteran organizations, Armistice Day was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.Below is the Veterans Day Proclamation for this year, by President Joseph R Biden, Jr, and the 1954 Proclamation on the first "Veterans Day", by then President Dwight D Eisenhower. To all who have wished me a Happy Veterans Day, I say, "Thank You." Thank you for paying taxes so that I could enjoy a fun and rewarding life and fly some of the finest aircraft in the world. You, and the legislators you elected made it possible.
Regards — Cliff
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