Just a slight correction for Chuck.

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918,
the guns around Europe fell silent after 4 years of war in which
millions of soldiers died.  The German army surrendered and The Great
War, the War to End All Wars ended.  A short while later the Versailles
Treaty was signed, harsh sanctions were imposed on Germany, and the
League of Nations was created in part to enforce these sanctions, thus
setting up the next world war.

Many countries celebrate this day and they know it as Armistice Day or
Remembrance Day in Canada.  America changed the name of the day to
Veterans Day during the Eisenhower administration to honor all veterans.

This day is observed in many countries.

Denys

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Subject: Re: [HP3000-L] OT: Veterans' Day 2003

To All,

Why did you post this?

Lou Cook

Why?  You ask why?  Just go down the road to Arlington, Virginia someday
and visit
the National Cemetary or any National Cemetary.  You'll find the crosses
over the graves
of the men and women who died to give you the right to ask your
question.
While there I
suggest you visit the Tomb of the Unknowns.   Each of those men and
women
had families.

Yes, Veteran's Day is an American holiday, so to our international
brethern, please forgive
us as we honor and remember them.


Chuck Ciesinski,
Hughes Network Systems
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Germantown, MD  20876
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