{"id":3135,"date":"2012-11-09T10:18:10","date_gmt":"2012-11-09T15:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=3135"},"modified":"2012-11-09T10:21:27","modified_gmt":"2012-11-09T15:21:27","slug":"nmc-veterans-day-tribute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=3135","title":{"rendered":"NMC Veterans Day Tribute"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Help NMC honor those who have served our country by participating in a Walk of Honor at 8:50 a.m., Monday, November 12 on the sidewalk that leads from West Hall to the campus flag poles between the Tanis and Osterlin buildings.<\/p>\n<p>More than 60 area veterans will be on hand enjoying breakfast at 8 a.m. in the Northwoods Cafeteria in West Hall. \u00a0At 8:50 a.m. (rain or shine), we&#8217;d like NMC faculty and staff to line the sidewalk to thank our veterans. \u00a0The Traverse City Central High School marching band will be on hand, as will the VFW color guard, and the Coast Guard has planned a flyover between 9:07 and 9:12 a.m. \u00a0The Central High band will perform the Star Spangled Banner.<\/p>\n<p>Other Veterans Day events include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>more than 200 thank you posters designed by local fourth and fifth graders that will be on display in the lobby of West Hall<\/li>\n<li>a campus-wide moment of silence observed at noon to honor the men and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country<\/li>\n<li>cake and coffee will be served in the West Hall lobby from 12:30 &#8211; 2:30 p.m., all are welcome<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Veterans Day originated as \u201cArmistice Day\u201d on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.<\/p>\n<p>President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way to honor those who served in all American wars. 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