Tag: Veterans Day
Jim Zeigler: Veterans Day started in Alabama by an Alabama vet...
75 years ago, it all started in Birmingham, Alabama. In 1947, the first Veterans Day was celebrated only in Alabama, but the...
Long-running Veterans Day parade resumes after COVID halt
A red, white, and blue procession billed as the nation’s longest-running Veterans Day parade rolled once again Thursday despite dousing rain and...
Martha Roby: God bless our veterans
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918, the armistice ending World War I...
Martha Roby: We will always stand by our American heroes
Each year on Veterans Day, Americans pause to recognize those who have served our country in uniform. Originally known as Armistice Day,...
Daniel Sutter: World War I versus progress
Veterans Day 2018 marks one hundred years since the end of World War I. Veterans Day was Armistice Day until America learned that we...
Martha Roby pays tribute to veterans on House floor
In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives Tuesday, Alabama 2nd District U.S. Rep. Martha Roby honored America's veterans and said...
Bradley Byrne: Honoring our veterans
On November 11, we will celebrate Veterans Day and honor those who have served our nation. This is a day set aside to share...
Martha Roby: Honor veterans in your hometown
In 1918, on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year, the armistice ending World War I was signed. Originally...
Alabama delegation honors America’s veterans
On Veterans Day, Americans across the country salute our brave men and women in uniform who have sacrificed so much for our nation.
Today, in...
Alabama Capitol participates in “Greenlight A Vet,” lit green in support...
In support of the 376,525+ veterans across the state, Gov. Robert Bentley on Wednesday announced the Alabama State Capitol will be illuminated in green in the...
