Student Life Weekly Newsletter
November 6th -November 10th, 2017
Veterans Day is November, 11th
- In 1954, President Dwight. D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day
- In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Gerald Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date.
- Great Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of WWI and WWII on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November).
Veteran Facts
- 16.1 million living veterans served during at least one war.
- 5.2 million veterans served in peacetime.
- 2 million veterans are women.
- 7 million veterans served during the Vietnam War.
- 5.5 million veterans served during the Persian Gulf War.
- Of the 16 million Americans who served during World War II, about 558,000 are still alive.
- 2 million veterans served during the Korean War.
- 6 million veterans served in peacetime.
- As of 2014, 2.9 million veterans received compensation for service-connected disabilities.
- As of 2014, 3 states have more than 1 million veterans among their population: California (1.8 million), Florida (1.6 million) and Texas (1.7 million).
- The VA health care system had 54 hospitals in 1930, since then it has expanded to include 171 medical centers; more than 350 outpatient, community, and outreach clinics; 126 nursing home care units; and 35 live-in care facilities for injured or disabled vets.
Upcoming Dates
November 15th: Aydian Dowling “My Journey to Authenticity” at 12:00pm in 4134AB and 7:00pm in the Bishop Center. (co-sponsored by the Gender and Sexuality Alliance)
November 23rd: Thanksgiving
November 24th: Campus Closed.
November 29th: Stress Less Fest from 10:00am-1:00pm in the HUB
About Us
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