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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1998)
Page 3 • Wednesday, November 11, 1998 inducts an a year in the do: Rainer said Hi led in how to 1 conduct mon ers. extinguishers for safety rea< endanger ther improperly,” li h RAs, andtli; students.” ot require Texj lilable in c rm 9 is still Fire Departme: e Battalion Aggielife With liberty and justice for all... Veteran's Day honors y remembers the men and women who fought for the American people and country BY RILEY LAGRONE The Battalion iufacturers hai;l mericans sometimes think of their freedom as a simple fact. All too often, it never occurs to _them exactly how large a sacrifice has been giv- led to meet :;A t 0 preserve their way of life, ds ot the conrp Today for Veteran’s Day flags are displayed on all fed- Bontire Blustimi buildings, celebrations are held and the country eardon saidtim es tj me t Q sa y “thank you” to those who have ‘ ' ll1s as * <e( i f* 1 Mked or given their lives in order to protect others. Sutherland,m Originally designated as Armistice Day, the holiday lor StudentAfiftg fj rs t observed in 1918 to celebrate the end of a letter to» or id War ii. ers and distrib™ Veterans and politicians gave special speeches, vet ting that the} 1 Jans marched in home-town parades and ceremonies fforts of the l : J ere i ie jd j honoring the soldiers who fought in the “war avoidingtieskj enc ] a n wars ” an d celebrating the peace that followed ioI and the ta 01 e 0 f t ja e mos t costly wars in history, norland saidM Twenty years later, in 1938, Congress voted to des- ?nt a letter yet ™ nate Armistice Day as a national holiday. ,s not ddemij World War II began in 1939, just one year after npriate approjnjgficans were given the chance to officially cele- in dealing tjmte their country’s current state of peace. ‘esses. I in 1953, the small town of Emporia, Kan. made history by first calling Nov. 11 Veteran’s Day as a way of honoring the veterans in their town. 1 The following year. President Dwight D. Eisen- Jower issued a proclamation changing the name of (the holiday to Veteran’s Day. ■ “I, Dwight D. Eisenhower, President of the United States of America, do hereby call upon all of our citizens 95-1093 orStfW observe Thursday, November 11th, 1954, as Veteran’s nore informa!: flay,” Eisenhower wrote. I “On that day, let us solemnly remember the sacrifices teran’s Assoc;’Of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the ; Texas - cher Dr. i. in 226 meeting at 8 it. Call Todd ■r and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of leedom, and let us reconsecrate ourselves to the task information. °f promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall tnot be in vain.” jge & Literatus Although Veteran’s Day is still observed in the will be at/pT^mted States, the focus of the holiday has shift- ill Dr Gibsonat^ ' : ' . : Tr .• 1 information. ed somewhat. Speeches and parades are no longer as prevalent as they once were. Instead, many veterans and the fam ilies of those who were killed in combat while serv ing their country visit monuments such as the Viet nam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. A moment of silence is also observed by many Americans at 11 a.m. Texas A&M, a school known for its military in volvement, is also observing Veteran’s Day. To coincide with the traditional 11 a.m. silence, there will be a wreath laying at the West Gate Memo rial next to Albritton Tower to honor all the Aggie vet erans who have given their lives for their country. One organization on campus that is also observing Veteran’s Day in a number of ways is the Aggie Vet erans Association. The group was organized to help Aggies who were formerly in the armed forces adjust to student life. The Aggie Veterans Association incorporates vet erans from all majors and backgrounds and is in volved in both social and philanthropic activities. Todd Milburn, president of the Aggie Veterans As sociation and a senior civil engineering major, said the organization welcomes anyone who has had prior mil itary service. “Most of our members are in anywhere from their ear ly 20s to their early 30s,” Milburn said. “A lot of people think we are all in our 50s and we just sit around telling war stories. We want to show that the people who have served their country in the past can still serve now.” In observance of Veteran’s Day, the group is hold ing a canned-food drive today. The canned goods will be collected in front of Rud der Fountain, as well as at the Veteran’s Assistance Of fice on the second floor of the Pavilion. There will also be a static display that will in clude mannequins in authentic military uniforms and a military Jeep. In addition, red, white and blue ribbons will be handed out to show support for the holiday. J.P. 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