Political Quotes

“November 11 was originally known as Armistice Day to celebrate the end of World War I. In 1938, Congress declared November 11 a national holiday in the hopes that the world would never ever again see a battle so fierce and so devastating as that First World War, but that was not to be. Only a few years later, World War II broke out in Europe. America would lose 407,000 servicemen in battle. Henceforth, the movement began to recognizes our heroes in uniform. In 1954, President Eisenhower proclaimed November 11 Veterans Day. He told the Nation at that time that it was his "earnest hope that all veterans, their organizations, and the entire citizenry will join hands to ensure proper and widespread observance of this day." Today, nearly 50 years later, we join hands to pay tribute to that very special group of people who have brought our country such honor, whose courage and whose sacrifice have secured our liberty: the men and women of the Armed Forces; people such as Senator Daniel Inouye, who fought so valiantly in World War II and earned the highest award that can be bestowed, the Medal of Honor; Senator McCain, who served with singular courage and sacrifice in Vietnam; Senator Stevens, a World War II Air Force pilot, who earned two distinguished Flying Crosses, two Air Medals, and the Yuan Hai medal from the Republic of China.”