"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself."
Joseph Campbellhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK0T4pVHP28
Tomorrow, November 11, we celebrate Veterans Day! Did you know that Veterans Day has been a national holiday for over 50 years? U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day in 1919 in remembrance of the signing of the Armistice (treaty) that ended World War I. Congress later changed the name from Armistice Day to Veterans Day in 1954.
In our 8th grade U.S. history class, we have been learning about the 13 colonies and their struggles for freedom in the Revolutionary War. We read the colonists' Declaration of Independence in which they fought for their unalienable rights to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness". Let us remember the colonists who helped to fight for our freedom in 1774 and the men and women that continue to protect our freedom today that we so often take for granted.
What do you think the Joseph Campbell quote above means?
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
2009 Veterans Day
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Thank you for honoring our troops and veterans. May God bless them and protect them.
ReplyDeleteI love that you honor our veterans!!!!!
ReplyDeleteVeterans Day is a great holiday. My grandpa is a veteran, my uncle has the folded flag we got at the funeral.
ReplyDeleteI think they would like to see what good things you are saying about them.Great Job.
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