Show VETERANS VETERAN'S DAY November 11 Ills is Armistice Day or as asIt asit it Otis is now designated Veterans Veteran's Day Armistice Armistice Ar Ar- Day is the anniversary of the end of World War I in 1918 and while since 1954 it has been celebrated as Veterans Veteran's Day its purpose remains the same It is a day devoted to honoring the millions of men who have given their lives and their Services to their country in the armed forces Originally it was wasa a day of speechmaking and patriotism Every family displayed the American flag with ith pride and humble gratitude for all that it represented the freedom and security of our homes the protection of the individual against oppression from whatever source and a guarantee guarante of respect for the U. U S. S by all nations There are those who wh are aro Inc inclined to view the flag and patriotic observance as anachronisms and somewhat juvenile These cynics may may have had their eyes opened to the fact that the flag is far from a dead symbol when they looked abo them m hollowing following the death of former president Eisenhower Flags flew from millions of homes and public buildings Mr Eisenhower symbolized the greatness greatness great great- ness of a nation just as does Veterans Veteran's Day On such occasions displaying the flag is an instinctive act of all good citizens |