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My Ponderings...

Veteran's Day!

Well. it's been a little while since I've been here in the diary but today is Veteran's Day and my whole family wants to say THANK YOU to the Service men & women, of the past and of the present. I thought it would be fun to give some background info on this date...

While most know that Veterans Day honors those who have served in the military, the meaning behind its exact date (November 11) may not be so familiar. Here's the backstory:

Back in 1918, in the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, a stop to hostilities was declared, ending World War I. An armistice to cease the fighting on the Western Front was signed by the Allied powers and Germany.

President Woodrow Wilson immediately proclaimed the day "Armistice Day," kicking off the annual commemoration on November 11. But over the years, with veterans returning from World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day — a day reserved to honor veterans returning from all wars. But 11/11 still represented the end of the Great War in the public's mind, and the date stuck.

In 1921, unidentified dead from the war were buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Washington, D.C., Westminster Abbey in London, and the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. The tradition to honor those killed in the war but never identified continues every year in the U.S. The ceremony is held at 11 a.m. at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery.

Congress designated Veterans Day as a legal holiday in 1938, and since then, most Americans have come to know it as a day for store sales and parades. (courtesy of Y! BUZZ)

Remember what our veteran's have done for us and take a moment to honor them today!!

Purrrrs

A New Baby...Sort of :)

Hi furriends!! We have a new baby added to our family, tho she's not so much a baby anymore, nor is she new to us since she's been here since before she could eat on here own. Her name is Locita (1056111) and if yous mews would stop by her page and check her out she'd be a very happy little kitten.

A quick update on my brofur Dog, he's been home since late Monday night but he's in very bad shape so if you all would purrr extra hard for him we would ALL appreciate it. Meowmy's going to update his diary in a minute real quick. He has been in the hospital since early Tuesday morning and don't know when he'll get to come home.

As for me, I'm doing very well these days...mostly healthy except for the occasional flare up from the stomititis. I have to take the steriods still but onnly when it falres so bad that i can't eat. So, that's about it for now. Hope all you furs and your humans have a pawsome day!!

I'm in the Coolest Cat Contest!!!

Meowmy finally lets me get to do something fun so i hope all my furriends will vote for me at the link above. Thanks every purr :)