Friday, Nov. 11

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Thanking our veterans          Send a link to a friend

[NOV. 11, 2005]  BLOOMINGTON -- In November 1919, President Woodrow Wilson set aside Nov. 11 to commemorate Armistice Day, saying: "To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."

On Veterans Day, we honor the men and women who left their home and families to defend our rights. These brave souls fought for our freedom, and many did not return. We honor their sacrifices, their courage and their determination to succeed, not for themselves but for all of us. It is because of veterans, those before them, those fighting today and those who follow afterward that we enjoy this liberty. We owe them our thanks, our gratitude and our admiration.

[From Sen. Bill Brady, 44th District] 


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