Chuck Grassley: “Today, I come to the floor ahead of next Tuesday, which is Veterans Day, to recognize and share my gratitude to those…”

“Today, I come to the floor ahead of next Tuesday, which is Veterans Day, to recognize and share my gratitude to those who have all answered the call to serve the United States of America. November 11 is the Federal holiday that we observe today as Veterans Day. It has not always been referred to as Veterans Day. Its origins come from the term Armistice Day, the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, which marked the end of World War I. The holiday is often marked by tributes and other ceremonies to show our gratitude to our family, friends, and neighbors who have served. In honor of Veterans Day, my office typically hosts a Veterans History Project event to collect stories from Iowa veterans and submit those stories to the Library of Congress to honor those individuals and their service for generations to come, also, so that researchers can hear the exact words spoken from the mouths of those veterans of what war is all about. To date, I have submitted 95 stories from Iowa veterans to the Library of Congress. There are more Iowa veterans who wish to share their story, and I look forward to continuing my efforts to preserve those stories.”