Sun Health is proud to salute all who have served in the military. Please take a moment to see the wonderful tributes at our communities, while learning some interesting history about this historic day.
Thank you to all of our Veterans!
La Loma Village:Â https://youtu.be/zzr79L49w80
Happy Veterans Day. Here is a special video of our residents at Grandview Terrace.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1U9cCkIpoE
The Colonnade:Â https://youtu.be/LK4zToK-i24
Veterans Day Facts from the History Channel:
- Veterans Day occurs on November 11 every year in the United States in honor of the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month” of 1918 that signaled the end of World War I, known as Armistice Day.
- In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
- In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Gerald Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date.
- Veterans Day commemorates veterans of all wars.
- In Europe, Great Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11 a.m. every November 11.
- Every Veterans Day and Memorial Day, Arlington National Cemetery holds an annual memorial service. The cemetery is home to the graves of over 400,000 people, most of whom served in the military.
