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Veterans Day 2012
WHEREAS, it has long been our custom to commemorate November 11, the
anniversary of the ending of World War I, by paying tribute to the heroes
of that tragic struggle and by rededicating ourselves to the cause of peace;
and
WHEREAS, in the intervening years the United States has been involved in several
other great military conflicts, which have added millions of veterans living
and dead to the honor rolls of this Nation; and
WHEREAS, the Congress passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926 (44 Stat.
1982), calling for the observance of November 11 with appropriate
ceremonies, and later provided in an act approved May 13, 1938 (52 Stat.
351), that the eleventh of November should be a legal holiday and should
be known as Armistice Day; and
WHEREAS, in order to expand the significance of that commemoration and in order
that a grateful Nation might pay appropriate homage to the veterans of all
its wars who have contributed so much to the preservation of this Nation,
the Congress, by an act approved June 1, 1954 (68 Stat. 168), changed the
name of the holiday to Veterans Day:
Now, Therefore, I, Joe Lockwood, Mayor of the City of Milton, do hereby call upon all
of our citizens to observe Monday, November 12, 2012, as Veterans Day. On that day let
us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in
the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us consecrate
ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have
been in vain.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and cause the Seal of the City
of Milton to be affixed on this 5th day of November 2012.
Joe Lockwo'0j, Mayor
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