Honoring Sterling Middle Schools Heroes

Sterling Middle SchoolsVeterans & Their FamiliesFirst CallSound as a warning that personnel will prepare to assemble for a formation

Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in WW1.

Mr. Guinthers GrandfatherPresident Woodrow Wilson proclaimed Armistice Day on November 11, 1919.

Armistice Day became Veterans Day, in 1938.

Miss Jones Dad

Official ceremonies for Veterans Day center around the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Mrs. Lanphears Family

Mrs. Lights Family

2.8 million veterans served during the Korean War (1950-1953).

2.6 million veterans served during World War II (1941-1945).

Mrs. Liscouskis Dad5.2 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War (1990-1991).

7.8 million veterans served during the Vietnam War era (1964-1975)

Mrs. Lockwood and her dad

Approximately 6 million veterans served in peacetime.

There are currently 2,317,761 men and women in uniform

Mrs. Reyes Family Since the U.S. went to war in Afghanistan and Iraq, about 2.5 million members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and related Reserve and National Guard units have been deployed.

5 states have more than 1 million veterans in among their population: California, Florida, Texas, New York and Pennsylvania

Mrs. Stricklands FamilyAn Army honor guard, the 3d U.S. Infantry keeps day and night vigil at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery.

At exactly 11 a.m. on Nov 11, a color guard, of members from each of the military branches, renders honors at the Tomb of the Unknowns.

Mrs. Voellingers FamilyThe nation's tribute is symbolized by the laying of a presidential wreath

Mrs. Whites Dad

9.2 million veterans are over 65. 1.8 million veterans are women. 1.9 million veterans are under 35

The nation's tribute to its war dead is symbolized by the playing of Taps

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