Thank you Jack, My husband served in the Air Force in Korea and our son served in the Navy as a Cor man. Nancy Davenport --- Jack <nvjack@nvbell.net> wrote: > Thank you, Don. > > Jack > > -----Original Message----- > From: davenport-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:davenport-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Don Crawford > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 5:20 PM > To: davenport@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [DAVENPORT] VETERANS DAY > > Bless you Jack and all that you do. I will pray for Jeffrey and his > safe > keeping and also for all those that serve with him. > > Don (Davenport) Crawford > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: davenport-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:davenport-bounces@rootsweb.com] > On Behalf Of Jack > Sent: Saturday, November 11, 2006 6:57 PM > To: unsubscribe@healthydirections.com > Subject: [DAVENPORT] VETERANS DAY > > Greetings to my Family and Friends, > > I hope that each of you had a very memorable Veterans Day and that each > of > you were able to find a way to honor those who have served and those who > are > still serving, such as my grandson, Jeffrey, who has already done one > tour > of duty in Iraq with the US Army and expects to do another one next > year. > > President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 Armistice Day in 1919 to > commemorate the end of hostilities in World War I, one year earlier. > > During the early 1950s, the name was changed to Veterans Day, and the > observance was expanded to honor veterans of all wars. > > Veterans Day upholds a longstanding American tradition that began when > Gen. > George Washington acknowledged the "debt of gratitude" the country owed > its > troops who served in the Continental Army. > > Early this morning, I had the privilege of participating in the 21-gun > salute to our fallen veterans that was performed by the American Legion > Honor Guard, of which I am a member [I was one of the riflemen this > time], > in the Veterans Section of Nevadas oldest cemetery at Dayton, Nevada. > > Later, beginning at 11:11 AM, our American Legion Color Guard led the > Veterans Day Parade down the main street of Virginia City. This year I > got > to be the drummer [for the first time] instead of a rifleman, and Ive > been > told I did a pretty good job and had a good beat <big smile>. I look > forward to doing it again in the future. > > It was a great honor to be able to perform these "duties" today and to > pay > tribute to those who are willing to put themselves in harm's way in > order to > protect those of us back home. > > God Bless America and all who serve to keep her free. > > Best regards and good wishes to all. > > Nevada Jack in Carson City > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DAVENPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DAVENPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > DAVENPORT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Cheap talk? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's low PC-to-Phone call rates. http://voice.yahoo.com