Today is Veterans Day. I think all of us know that Veterans Day honors the service and sacrifices of our military veterans, but perhaps not as many know it began in 1919 when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day observing the end of World War I. Hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany ended on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. The observance became Veterans Day in 1954 to honor all veterans. We are honored to have almost 2,000 co-workers in the WinWholesale organization who are veterans. Some of them continue to serve in the Reserve or National Guard. I want to thank our veterans for their service to the nation and for what they bring to the WinWholesale organization. We are very proud to have each of you as a co-worker Our first Commander-in-Chief, George Washington, said, “The willingness with which our young people are likely to serve in any war, no matter how justified, shall be directly proportional to how they perceive veterans of early wars were treated and appreciated by our nation.” If you know a veteran, be sure to thank them for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the good of us all.
Posted on: Tue, 11 Nov 2014 16:06:23 +0000