1st Period Veterans Day Group 2 by Patricia Hopkins

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October 8th, 1954 Dwight D Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day Proclamation.

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Fighting of World War 1 ceased on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, thus leading President Wilson in 1919 to proclaim November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.

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The Uniform Holiday Bill was signed on June 28, 1968. This bill was to ensure three-day weekends for the Federal employees by celebrating Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, and Columbus Day on Mondays.

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HONORING OUR VETERANS

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These flags are planted into the ground to respect, honor, and remember our veterans. This is the most practiced celebration for memorial day, when families stick these American flags into the ground.

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In 1971, the newly enacted law that moved Veterans Day from November 11th to October 25th led to the widespread confusion and dissatisfaction. The public opinion favored returning the celebration to this original date, leading to the eventual reversal of the law in 1975, public law 94-97, with the change in effect in 1978.

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The soldiers lost

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