Shoreline Community College will be closed Monday, November 11 in honor of Veterans Day. We would particularly like to acknowledge and offer our appreciation for the service and sacrifice of our Shoreline Community College veterans’ community: students, staff, and faculty alike. A Veterans Day Appreciation Wall is located outside the Veterans Resource Center (VRC – FOSS 5225A). All are invited to stop by, add your words of thanks, and attach a picture of your favorite veteran!
Veterans Day in the United States started out as a celebration of Armistice Day, commemorating the end of fighting of World War I, with the Armistice of Compiègne taking effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month – 11 November 1918 at 11am (the official end of World War I would not come until the Treaty of Versailles in 1919). It was officially declared a legal holiday by Congressional act on May 13, 1938. The day as we know it now came about through a 1945 delegation to then-General Dwight D. Eisenhower led by World War II veteran Raymond Weeks, who recommended Armistice Day be extended to all veterans. Eisenhower supported the idea and, during his first term as President, signed a bill declaring November 11 “Veterans Day” in 1954.
It is important to note that Veterans Day is not the same as Memorial Day. Memorial Day, celebrated in May, is a day for remember those who gave their lives serving in the US Military. Veterans Day may include the fallen but is generally a celebration of living US veterans, alongside Women Veterans Day (June 12, though not yet nationally recognized).
Veteran & Military Student Services will be hosting a Veterans Day Chili Feed in the Veterans Resource Center (FOSS 5225A) on Wednesday, November 6, to celebrate our veterans and military-connected students.
