Lexy: Today is Veterans Day - a day when we remember all who served in the armed forces to protect our country.
Do you know the history of Veterans Day? Well, I did a little research on it and I'll sum it up in a few sentences. During World War 1 in 1918 an armistice between Allied Forces and Germany went into effect on the on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Therefore, November 11 is considered to be the end of the "war to end all wars". In 1919 President Wilson declared November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
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Lola: And let's not forget the four legged soldiers! I have some information on what you can do for them. Did you know that you can adopt a retired Military War Dog? Here's another site where you can get more information on that. After they retire they need a forever home! And you know what else you can do? You can send them a care package! Barkpost has some information on that. The dogs must be so happy to get a package with supplies!
“While we can never truly repay the debt we owe our heroes, the least we should do for our brave veterans is to ensure that the government takes a proactive approach to delivering the services and benefits they have earned, so they can access the care they need and so richly deserve.” –Kristen Gillibrand
Lexy: You can also send care packages to human soldiers. And let's also remember the veterans that have served in wars passed. The Wounded Warrior Project is a great organization that helps veterans. According to their website, their purpose is to:
- To raise awareness and enlist the public's aid for the needs of injured service members.
- To help injured service members aid and assist each other.
- To provide unique, direct programs and services to meet the needs of injured service members.
Lola: And we're very proud of the veterans in our family. Mommy's father and two uncles were in the navy, and two of her cousins were Marines.
Lexy: Let's never forget our Vets. They're the reason we live in a great country.
Lola and Lexy
How cool that you can send the dogs packages. I bet they enjoy that!
ReplyDeleteWonderful post today Lola,xx Speedy
ReplyDeleteHappy Veterans Day to all. Specially to those who have served with honor and sacrificed much
ReplyDeletePaws up for our veterans today... and every day.
ReplyDeleteThanks for including our four-legged pals in your post. Also thanks for the information about what we can do to help. Paws up for our Veterans. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth ad Calista Jo
ReplyDeletelola and lexy....what a total lee awesum post...N how kewl iz de care package eye dea !!! ♥♥♥ many thanx to all the veterans who have served and are still serving the country ~~~~ ♥♥♥
ReplyDeletePurrs to your veterans.
ReplyDeleteWonderful post! Thank you for the background info! xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat post Lola. We enjoyed reading the background. Happy Veterans Day.
ReplyDeleteGweat post. We fank all who serve and have served to keep us safe and furee. We fank their furmilies fur sharin' them wiff our country so they kuld serve. We will always be fankful.
ReplyDeleteLuv ya'
Dezi and Lexi
What a great post for Veterans Day...'specially for the animal veterans!
ReplyDeleteExcellent post. I have great respect for all that serve.
ReplyDeleteWe're very grateful for all vets, today and every day. Happy Veteran's Day!
ReplyDeleteThis was a pawsome Veteran's Day post! We are so thankful for our vets each and every day.
ReplyDeleteIt’s my first time to visit this site & I’m really surprised to see such impressive stuff out there.
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