Veterans Day - Thank you Veterans! Veterans Day is a great opportunity for us to honor and celebrate all veterans – living and deceased. World War 1 ended on November 11, 1918 – 100 years ago. Since November 11, 1919, veterans have been honored formally on the Armistice Day holiday. The Armistice Day holiday was renamed in 1954 to Veterans Day. The Heather Hauser Group is honored to have veterans in our lives. We appreciate all the men and women who are serving and have served, sacrificed, and protected the U.S.A. The following are three "formal" ways we have heard of so far that veterans are being honored and celebrated in the Leech Lake Walker Continue Reading
Memorial Day – Remembering
Memorial Day is a day to remember men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. military. Although Memorial Day has been observed since 1868, it wasn’t until 1971 that it became an official federal Monday holiday. According to the U. S. Dept. of Veterans Affairs, between 1775 and 1991 almost 42 million American’s have served in the military. That’s an incredible number of incredible people. Almost 1.2 million men and women have lost their lives in battle, in theater, or in service non-theatre. They lost their lives to ensure our freedom. All over the United States there will be Memorial Day services. We, of course, have local Memorial Day Continue Reading
