Ever wonder why Veterans Day is on the 11th and does not change? World War I ended on the 11th month on the 11th day on the 11th hour.
Ever wonder why we wear poppies on Veterans Day? Poppies are worn on your right side; the red represents the blood of all those who gave their lives, the black represents the mourning of those who didn’t have their loved ones return home, and the green leaf represents the grass and crops growing and future prosperity after the war destroyed so much. The leaf should be positioned at 11 o’clock to represent the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, the time that World War I formally ended.
Of course, we must remember those from all our wars too!
To all that served and to all those who lost family members in wars defending democracy, we salute you and have you in our hearts today and every day.
