Wednesday, Nov. 11, is Veterans Day, a time to recognize the men and women who have served the United States through military service.

To commemorate Veterans Day, we invite any Drake employee who served in the military to stop by Human Resources and receive a printed voucher for a free meal at Hubbell Dining Hall. Bring evidence of military service (such as a U.S. Uniform Services Identification Card, a Current Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) or your Veterans Organization Card. Alternatively, provide a photograph of yourself in your military uniform).

“Veterans Day is the day set aside to thank and honor ALL those who served honorably in the military – in wartime or peacetime. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for their service, to acknowledge that their contributions to our national security are appreciated, and to underscore the fact that all those who served—not only those who died—have sacrificed and done their duty.”

For the history of Veterans Day (formerly Armistice Day), lists of famous veterans, and ideas for showing your support or discussing Veterans Day with your children, visit  www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

“We celebrate this Veterans Day for a very few minutes, a few seconds of silence and then this country’s life goes on. But I think it most appropriate that we recall on this occasion, and on every other moment when we are faced with great responsibilities, the contribution and the sacrifice which so many men and their families have made in order to permit this country to now occupy its present position of responsibility and freedom, and in order to permit us to gather here together.”
Remarks by President John F. Kennedy
Veterans Day National Ceremony
Arlington National Cemetery
Arlington, Virginia
November 11, 1961

—Submitted by Laura Schwarz, Human Resources