Terri's Tuesday Tip of the Week - November 8, 2022

 We don’t know them all, but we owe them all. - Unknown

 It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle. - General Norman Schwarzkopf

As we have now entered November, the author always likes to take time to think about the things that she is thankful for.    

On Friday, our country will take time to honor the men and women that have served our great county.  According to fold3.com, the United States commemorated November 11th as Armistice Day after World War I.  This specific date has meaning because the fighting of World War I ended on November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour, 11th month, 11th day).  

 This Friday, our country will celebrate its 75^th Veteran’s Day.  The first Veteran’s Day was recognized in 1947 when a World War II veteran from Birmingham, Alabama organized his community for the first Veteran’s Day celebration.  Raymond Weeks felt that all men and women who have served our country in the military should be remembered and not only those who lost their life in battle as we remember on Memorial Day.  Congress passed legislation in 1954 designating November 11^th as Veteran’s Day.

Here is a new challenge for everyone this thanksgiving season.  We can be thankful for the men and women that served this country, but we need to take it a step further and tell them.  As Veteran’s Day approaches, it is a great time to prepare to tell our veterans thank you. 

  

ACTION:  Take time over the next couple days to think about what you are thankful and grateful for and be prepared to tell one of the many men and women that have served our country thank you and why. 

 

 

RESOURCES

·        https://blog.fold3.com/75th-anniversary-of-the-first-veterans-day-celebration-and-free-access-to-fold3/?utm_source=TMIH&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=TMIH-Nov-2022

·        https://www.rd.com/article/veterans-day-quotes/

·        https://inspirationfeed.com/veterans-day-quotes/

·        https://www.maxwellleadership.com/minute-with-maxwell/generosity-2022/

·        https://medium.com/authority-magazine/women-in-wellness-tell-someone-every-day-why-you-are-thankful-for-them-with-erika-zauner-of-400d9ffd18b6