Celebrating 75 years of Veterans Day

[Fold3® by Ancestry] First Veterans Day Celebrated in 1947 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ [This month in history: 75th Anniversary of the First Veterans Day Celebration]( [75th Anniversary of the First Veterans Day Celebration]( Following WWI, the United States commemorated November 11th as Armistice Day. The date was significant since WWI fighting ended on November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour, 11th month, 11th day). However, in 1947, a WWII veteran from Birmingham, Alabama, was the driving force in his community to organize this country’s first Veterans Day celebration. Raymond Weeks believed that all veterans should be recognized – not only those who perished, as was the case for Memorial Day. The idea took root, and eventually, in 1954, Congress passed a bill designating November 11thas Veterans Day. One example of a Memorial is that of Sgt. Daniel P. Matthews, who served in the Korean War. Dan and his twin brother Dave were from Van Nuys, California, and enlisted together in 1951. Dan served in the Marines, while his brother Dave served in the Navy. Dave recalled that each time a round was fired from his Navy ship, he prayed it would keep Dan safe. [Continue reading...]( [Honoring Veterans from every US war]( [The Honor Wall]( Honoring veterans from every war. [How to Save to your Ancestry Tree?]( [Your Ancestry® Tree]( Enrich your family tree by attaching Fold3® records to your family tree. [Need Help? Hire an expert]( [Ancestry ProGenealogists®]( Start with a [free estimate today.]( [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [HQ—Our Blog]( © 2022 Fold3® by Ancestry® 1300 W. Traverse Pkwy. Lehi, Utah 84043 USA [Your Account]( • [Help]( • [Unsubscribe]( You are receiving this email because you have registered with Fold3® using the email address {EMAIL}. To avoid this email being sent to your junk mail folder, please add this address (team@fold3.com) to your safe senders list. [Privacy Statement]( • [Terms & Conditions](