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In my job, I send out an e-mail "Letter" every week to our members (about 160,000). I also do a broadcast based on this Letter. While reading it today, I was almost in tears when I came to the end of it. This is one thing I put in this week:
On Tuesday, November 11, Veterans Day -- called Remembrance Day or Armistice Day outside the US -- was celebrated all over the world. This day -- marking the end of World War I, the “War to end all Wars” -- has been set aside to honor all who have served their country. It was on November 11, 1918 -- on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month -- that Germany signed the Armistice, formally ending the hostilities that had been ongoing since 1914.
[Our organization] would like to take this opportunity to thank our service veterans. Whether they served on active duty or reserve, during peace time or time of conflict, they served their county with honor. We also would be remiss if we did not remember the families of those veterans who kept the homefires burning bright; without their love and support, our veterans would have indeed been alone.
[The staff at] Headquarters has its share of service veterans:
<<I put in a list of staff members who served in the Armed Forces here>>
Thank you for your service -- your sacrifice and the sacrifice of your fellow service members is not forgotten.
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