11/12/12 - Veterans and community members gathered on the lawn of the Livingston County Courthouse on Veterans Day, in order to honor and thank all those who served in the United States Armed Forces. Members of the Livingston County Marine Corp League began the ceremony by performing the three volley salute to pay homage to those who gave their lives in service of our country. State Senator Joe Hune was on hand. He says Veterans Day is a day for remembering. âItâs a way to say that we remember. From the soldiers who shivered and starved throughout the winter at Valley Forge, to those who crouched in muddy trenches of France, to the platoon who patrolled the hazy jungles of Vietnam, and the young men or women patrolling the mountains of Afghanistan. Today we honor and remember them all.â While Veterans Day falls on a Sunday this year, Monday, November 12th is the observed holiday, part of the Uniform Holiday Bill enacted in 1968 making Washington's Birthday, Memorial Day, Columbus Day and Veterans Day, three day holiday weekends. Since 1919, Americans have honored veterans on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month - a tribute to the day and time that an armistice was signed effectively ending World War One.(DL/JK)
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