Veterans Day: Thoughts and Thanks

“Most people will celebrate Nov. 11 with little thought about the significance of this national holiday…. In 1926, President Calvin Coolidge issued a Proclamation ‘inviting the people of the United States to observe November 11 in schools and churches, or other suitable places, with appropriate ceremonies of friendly relations with all other peoples.’” - Baptist Press

On Veterans’ Day - Dan Olinger

A Veteran’s Day Tribute (And Happy Birthday to the Marine Corps) - Ministry Watch

“Like the many trials of Odysseus after the Trojan War in the Odyssey, Juno’s storm symbolizes the major resistance—apparently built into the frame of the cosmos—to a veteran’s simply coming home and beginning anew after the experience of war.” - Imaginative Conservative

Three Reflections for Christians on Veterans Day - By Faith

Three Types of Workers in the Military - IFWE

Veterans Day: Five Misconceptions and Five Facts - Church & Culture

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