The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held each year on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery and is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces. I bet you don’t know why Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11th! Find out the historical significance and get the whole story here. Veterans Day is important to me. My dad, Chief Petty Officer Howard A. “Buddy” Smith, Jr. is a Vietnam veteran who served in the U.S. Navy in the Mobile Construction Battalion Eleven (Seabees MCB-11). In 1968, he was part of the Quang Tri Combat Base deployment and traveled to Da Nang before returning home in 1969. I am proud of the work he did, the sacrifices he made and the example he has set for me. Veterans Day is important to us. In the Adult & Community Education department, we are honored to work alongside veterans Joanne Doll, Dolores Lozano and Larry Zimmermann. Joanne Doll was a specialist who served eight years in the U.S. Army Military Police Corps stationed at Hunter Army Airfield. First Lieutenant Mary Dolores Lozano served eleven years in the Army National Guard Signal Corps Battalion. She was the first female Hispanic woman to become an officer in her unit. Retired Captain Larry Zimmerman served ten years in the U.S. Army Medical Corp as a combat medic and laboratory technician. Dolores, Larry & Joanne – we HONOR you. Veterans Day is important to you. Honoring our veterans by hearing their stories and paying tribute helps preserve the freedoms we enjoy today. These men and women, throughout our history, gave freely and unselfishly in defense of our democratic principles.
How can we honor our veterans?
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