Posted by Mike Isler on Nov 17, 2017
Veterans Day Remembrance
 
Thank you, Dave Williamson, for sharing your presentation today and reminding all of us of the meaning and purpose of Veterans Day.
 
Happy Veterans Day to all of our club members those family members and friends who are veterans.
 
Dave explained that Veterans Day was originally Armistice Day, commemorating the end of WW1.  Veterans Days is celebrated on Nov. 11th because it was 11am, on 11/11 in 1918 that the armistice was executed to end WW1.
 
While Memorial Day honors the veterans who died in active combat, Veterans Day honors all Veterans - living and passed. Veterans are defined as those in Active Duty, Reserved Forces and National Guard.  
 
Honoring our veterans is something that dates back to George Washington who spoke about the importance of our country holding veterans in high esteem.   There are ~22M living veterans. When you add those living veterans to active duty military, this represents just 7.3% of the U.S. population.  
 
Announcements
 
No Meeting on November 24th due to the Thanksgiving holiday. 
 
December 8th is the Holiday Party - watch for the upcoming invitation email.
 
Dec. 4th 5:30-7:30 is our next shift at the Dublin Food Pantry to assist shoppers. Sign up on Club Runner or reach out to Jack Curtis.
 
The Polar Bear Open date has been changed to February 10th.