Americans have been observing Veterans Day since November 11, 1954 in honor of our military men and women. But, our country has celebrated November 11 for many years prior to that. It was in November of 1919 that President Wilson set aside November 11 as “Armistice Day.” In his proclamation, President Wilson said, “To us in […]
(Anchorage, AK) – Alaska Governor Mike Dunleavy has proclaimed today, November 11, 2020 as “Veterans and Remembrance Day” in Alaska and issued the following remarks: “We celebrate our warriors on the 11th day of the 11th month in tribute to the temporary cessation of hostility in 1918 at 11 a.m., when the Allies and Germany […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Maj. Gen. Torrence Saxe, adjutant general of the Alaska National Guard and commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, will host a virtual Veterans Day ceremony honoring all veterans, Nov. 11 on a video link at veterans.alaska.gov. The annual ceremony hosted by the DMVA at JBER, is not […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, veterans, service members and community members gathered at the Alaska National Guard armory here to honor all who served in the U.S. and Canadian military during the Department of Military & Veterans Affairs Veterans and Remembrance Day ceremony. […]