Thursday, November 11, 2010

Veterans Day Activities And Worksheets For Students: Veterans Day Quotes – Keen Observers



Veterans Day: Veterans Day Quotes and Activities for Students – The Thursday will be a holiday and this will be the 11th day of the 11th month, also known as the Veterans Day. A lot of communities across the country have scheduled a week of events to honor the American’s military veterans.


November 11, the Veterans Day 2010 will be a very special holiday for some since this is the day to commemorate all military personnel who have served the U.S. and show our sincerest thanks and respect for what they did for the country.

Apparently, in 1919, U.S. President Woodrow Wilson made the annual armistice commemoration official in this country. “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory,” Wilson said at the time, “both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.”
And with this holida, the US people will also be marking the day with parades, church activities and other school activities for kids either on the day itself or one week ahead.

And if you happen to be with your families, friends and loved ones on the said special occasion, you may also like to know where can you find the Veterans Day quotes, sayings and greetings to help you mark the occasion.
And here are few of the Veterans Day quotes that have been collected for your use on the said occasion:

“This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave.”  -Elmer Davis
“It is easy to take liberty for granted, when you have never had it taken from you.” -Dick Cheney
“We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.” – Cynthia Ozick
“I dream of giving birth to a child who will ask, “Mother, what was war?” - Eve Merriam

“In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned.  When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” – Mark Twain, Notebook, 1935

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms. It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” – G.K. Chesterton

“I think there is one higher office than president and I would call that patriot.” – Gary Hart

“But the freedom that they fought for, and the country grand they wrought for, Is their monument to-day, and for aye.” – Thomas Dunn English

“Courage is almost a contradiction in terms.  It means a strong desire to live taking the form of readiness to die.” – G.K. Chesterton

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