Honor to Our Military Veterans
This Veteran’s Day weekend marks the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.
As we pause in honor of the men and women of every creed and color who sacrificed and gave so much for the sake of this nation and to the cause of freedom around the world, let us remember their ultimate sacrifice still being made by so many who continue to pay the price with their health, their work, their time and their tears. We thank them all.
In the words of the prophet Isaiah (2:4):
He will judge between the nations and will settle disputes for many peoples. They will beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks. Nation will not take up sword against nation, nor will they train for war anymore.
Veterans Day, formerly known as Armistice Day, is a national holiday that commemorates the Armistice with Germany. The Armistice of Germany ended the fighting of World War I between Germany and the Allies on November 11, 1918. In 1954, the United States renamed the holiday Veterans Day.
On the first anniversary of Armistice Day, November 11, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson said:
“The war showed us the strength of great nations acting together for high purposes, and the victory of arms foretells the enduring conquests which can be made in peace when nations act justly and in furtherance of the common interests of men.”Honor and celebrate those who offered their services by attending your local Veterans Day parade or event, donate to a Veteran charity, purchase a red poppy, or visit a Veterans hospital.
Don E Marsolek
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Neither public tributes, films nor books can adequately convey the sacrifices which Americans made for our nation and for freedom. Let us never forget also, the sacrifices which U.S. forces made to free Father, and to keep the southern half of Korea free. I highly recommend the recently released book “On Desperate Ground,” by Hampton Sides, as well as the documentary film “The Battle of Chosin”, and the film “Battle for Incheon: Operation Chromite”. All provide very graphic accounts of the harrowing experiences of those who fought for freedom. I encourage members to honor veterans at local Sunday services; you may even locate someone who was at Hungnam at the time Father was freed. UC members who served in combat in Vietnam are minuscule in number, however, you can more easily locate 2nd generation members who served in in Iraq and/or Afghanistan.. They will also share from their experiences.
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William Connery
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My great uncle (Albert Leaman) volunteered at age 16 for World War I. He lived to be 97 years old! Anybody else have a Great War relative?
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Ken Owens
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General Douglas MacArthur said: “The soldier above all others prays for peace, for it is the soldier who must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war.” All of us veterans may not have prayed before going to war, but we learned to pray a lot to survive and regain peace. We still do!
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