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2. VETERANS DAY
NOVEMBER 11
ITSORIGINMEANINGAND SIGNIFICANCE
3. 4. I, RICHARD G. SCOTT, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR that I will support and defend theCONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATESagainst all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and ALLEGIANCE TO THE same; and that I will obey the orders of thePRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to regulations and theUNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. So help me God.
COMMITMENT
5. SOLEMNLY SWEAR
DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION
6. Article I,
Section 8,
Clause 11
[Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
7. TRAINING
IS
EXTREMELY
IMPORTANT
FIRST THERE IS BASIC
OR
BOOT CAMP
8. 9. IN THE MILITARY
EVERYONE IS THE SAME
10. WHERE YOU LIVE
BARRACKS OR
BUNKS
HEAD OR
LATRINE
11. WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE
12. WHAT YOU EAT
13. B-1 Units
Meat Choices (in small cans): Beef Steak Ham and Eggs, Chopped Ham Slices Turkey LoafFruit: Applesauce Fruit Cocktail Peaches PearsCrackers (7)Peanut ButterCandy Disc, Chocolate Solid Chocolate Cream CoconutAccessory Pack*
B-2 Units
Meat Choices (in larger cans): Beans and Wieners Spaghetti and Meatballs Beefsteak, Potatoes and Gravy Ham and Lima Beans Meatballs and BeansCrackers (4)Cheese Spread, Processed Caraway PimentoFruit CakePecan RollPound CakeAccessory Pack*
B-3 Units
Meat Choices (in small cans): Boned ChickenChicken and Noodles Meat Loaf Spiced BeefBread, WhiteCookies (4)Cocoa Beverage PowderJam Apple Berry Grape Mixed Fruit StrawberryAccessory Pack*
14. PHYSICAL TRAINING IS
IMPORTANT
AND DEMANDING
15. IN THE MARINE CORPS
RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP IS
VERY IMPORTANT
IN THE ARMY AS WELL
16. ONCE YOU HAVE FINISHED BASIC
ARMY
AIR FORCE
MARINES
NAVY
COASTGUARD
17. YOU TRAIN IN A SPECIALITY
PILOT
MEDIC OR
CORPSMAN
RIFLEMAN
MILITARY POLICE
COMBAT ENGINEER
DRONE OPERATOR
CLERK- TYPIST
COMBAT PHOTOGRAPHER
RADIO OPERATOR
COOK
18. OFFICER
NON COMMISSIONED OFFICER
YOU EARN RANK
ENLISTED
19. YOU GET TO TRAVEL THE WORLD
AWAY FROM HOME LONG TIME
SOMETIMES IT IS FUN
20. OFTEN IT IS NOT
Warwoer , 1 a (1) a state of open and declared
hostile conflict between states or nations
Websters 9th Collegiate Dictionary
In which men and women get wounded and killed
Practical application
SERVE IN WAR ALSO
21. WOUNDED AND KILLED
22. WORLD WAR II
WORLD WAR I
KOREA
VIETNAM
TODAYS VETERANS HAVE SERVED IN:
LEBANON
GRENADA
SOMALIA
BOSNIA
DESERTSTORM
IRAQI FREEDOM
ENDURING FREEDOM
PANAMA
23. VETERANS DAY
WAS ORIGINALLY NAMED ARMISTICE DAY TO RECOGNIZE THE END OF HOSTILITIES ON THE WESTERN FRONT DURING WORLD WAR I.
THAT TOOK PLACE AT THE 11THHOUR OF THE 11THDAY OF THE 11THMONTH IN 1918 TO REMEMBER THOSE KILLED DURING THE WAR TO END ALL WARS.
MAY 26, 1954 PRESIDENT EISENHOWER SIGNED A LAW CHANGING THE NAME TO VETERANS DAY RECOGNIZING ALL VETERANS WHO SERVED IN THE MILITARY.
24. OTHER IMPORTANT DAYS
MEMORIAL DAY LAST MONDAY IN MAY RECOGNIZES ALL WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES IN SERVICE TO THE NATION.
POW/MIA RECOGINTION DAY THIRD FRIDAY IN SEPTEMBER RECOGNIZES ALL WHO WERE PRISONERS OF WAR AND THOSE MISSING IN ACTION
25. "Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.COLIN POWELL US SECRETARY OF STATE
26. MANY VETERANS
SERVE
HONORABLY
AND
NEVER LEAVE
THE UNITED STATES
THEY OBEY THE ORDERS OF THE PRESIDENT .AND OFFICERS APPOINTED OVER ME
27. SO, WHAT IS A VETERAN
OATH - SOLEMNLY SWEAR TO DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION
EAT, SLEEP, AND TRAIN WITH NEW AND DIFFERENT PEOPLE
TRAIN AND TRAIN AND TRAIN AND TRAIN AND TRAIN..
LEARN, GAIN RANK AND RESPONSIBILITY, EARN A LIVING
LIVE IN FOREIGN OFTEN DANGEROUS FAR AWAY LANDS
SEE FRIENDS WOUNDED OR KILLED
PERHAPS BECOME WOUNDED OR KILLED THEMSELVES
BUT VETERANS ARE MEN AND WOMEN
JUST REGULAR PEOPLE
28. SO, WHAT IS A VETERAN
A VETERAN IS SOMEONE WHO, AT ONE POINT IN HIS OR HER LIFE WROTE A BLANK CHECK, PAYABLE TO THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA FOR AN AMOUNT UP TO AND INCLUDING THAT LIFE.
FREEDOM IS NOT FREEBUTVETERANS PAY EVERYONE ELSES SHARE.
UNKNOWN
29. WHAT DOES A VETERAN WANT?
JUST A SIMPLE THANK YOU
THAT IS REALLY ALL!
30. VETERANS DAY
NOVEMBER 11
ITS ORIGINMEANING AND SIGNIFICANCE
31. VETERANS DAY
NOVEMBER 11
ITSORIGINMEANINGAND SIGNIFICANCE