The marines were founded on November 10th, and November 11th is Veterans day in 2011.
HISTORIC BACKGROUND BEHIND FOUNDING OF MARINES
During the American Revolution, many important political discussions took place in the inns and taverns of Philadelphia, including the founding of the Marine Corps. A committee of the Continental Congress met at Tun Tavern to draft a resolution calling for two battalions of Marines able to fight for independence at sea and on shore. The resolution was approved on November 10, 1775, officially forming the Continental Marines.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND BEHIND VETERAN’S DAY (originally called ARMISTICS DAY)
Veterans Day gives Americans the opportunity to celebrate the bravery and sacrifice of all U.S. veterans, past and present. It is considered a national holiday, and is one of the national federal holidays 2011.
The U.S. President Woodrow Wilson first proclaimed an Armistice Day for November 11, 1919. In proclaiming the holiday, he said:
"To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations."[2]
The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting that the President Calvin Coolidge issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies.[2] An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday; "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as 'Armistice Day'."
No matter what your political affiliation or stance on wars that we’ve been in (or wars in general), we believe that the men and women that serve this country in the armed forces deserve nothing but our unwavering admiration and the utmost respect. These individual men and women have dedicated their lives to protect us and our families. They do this every day without hesitation, or concern for their own safety, to protect and uphold the United States of America and all her ideals.
Let’s all take some time this week to tip our caps and honor those that serve our country.