Editorial: Remember, Reflect, Respect
It was the hope of those who created Armistice Day in 1926 to honor veterans and their service that World War I — The Great War — would in fact be “the war to end all wars.”
Armistice Day became Veterans Day officially in 1954 after the staggering casualties resulting from World War II. Sixteen and a half million Americans took part, with 407,000 of them ding in service, more than 292,000 in battle.
There have been other wars since then, requiring great sacrifice from our veterans. Too often, that sacrifice is the ultimate sacrifice.