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American Heroes: Happy Veterans Day

American Heroes: We Honor All Who Served

All of us at The Great Lakes Tow­ing Com­pa­ny are inspired by the ser­vice and great sac­ri­fice our mil­i­tary has made for our coun­try. The strength of our vet­er­ans reflects the very best of the Unit­ed States, which is why The Tow­ing Com­pa­ny is proud to sup­port our Amer­i­can heroes.

 

The History of Veterans Day

On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or tem­po­rary ces­sa­tion of hos­til­i­ties, was declared between the Allied nations and Ger­many in the First World War, then known as “the Great War.” Com­mem­o­rat­ed as Armistice Day begin­ning the fol­low­ing year, Novem­ber 11th became a legal fed­er­al hol­i­day in the Unit­ed States in 1938. In the after­math of World War II and the Kore­an War, Armistice Day became Vet­er­ans Day, a hol­i­day ded­i­cat­ed to Amer­i­can vet­er­ans of all wars.