HomeMy WebLinkAboutPRO Archive - 11/06/2017 - Veterans DayVeterans Day 2017
WHEREAS, it has long been our custom to commemorate November 1 1 th, 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 1 1 th 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, we, the Mayor and City Council of the City of Milton, hereby
call upon all of our citizens to observe November 11, 2017 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.
Given under my hand and seal of the City of Milton, Georgia on this 6th day of
November 2017.
Joe Lockwo� Mayor