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Raising her torch for #Veterans for 135 years! Active Service Reserves Retired A huge Thank You to all who serve! #VeteransDay #FindYourPark

Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring military veterans, who are people who have served in the United States Armed Force

November 11th, 2021, marks the celebration, remembrance and honoring of Veterans. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. Veterans Day commemorates veterans of all wars.

Today is Veterans Day, and we salute all those who have and are serving in our nation's armed forces. Of historic importance, this is also the 100th anniversary of the dedication of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Virginia.

On #VeteransDay, and everyday, we honor those who have served and sacrificed for our country so valiantly and effectively! As president, #TheodoreRoosevelt frequently lauded the nation’s veterans and sought to ensure that they were well treated. #MilitaryHeritage

In 1934 soldiers stationed @GovIslandNPS Fort Jay were served a delicious Thanksgiving feast during the Depression. Here is the menu! #usarmy #Thanksgiving #Parkschat governorsislandguide.com/?p=824

Its a cold and windy March 1st. Can Spring and and the island's opening be far off? Keep an eye on our facebook page and website in the coming weeks. NPS.GOV/GOIS

The season will soon be upon us. The island's public season is scheduled to begin May 1st. Keep an eye here and on our partner's website to see whats happening. govisland.com govisland.com

Looks like the Coursen is going to get some help this summer, ferrying people back and forth from Manhattan. A new ferry was unveiled,... facebook.com/governorsislan…

Fort Jay has seen a lot of versions of the stars and stripes in its day. On this day, April 4th, in 1818, President James Monroe signed a law that called for 13 stripes plus one star for each state, to be... facebook.com/governorsislan…

For our St Patrick's Day thought, we are reminded of the relationship between the U.S. Army and the Irish and Irish American. A Broadway tune of 1874, lyrics by Edward Harrigan and music by David Braham, The... facebook.com/governorsislan…

On March 16, 1802, President Thomas Jefferson affixed his name to the Military Peace Establishment Act, directing that a corps of engineers be established and "stationed at West Point in the state of New... facebook.com/governorsislan…

It is January 1865 and Secretary of War Stanton is furious about the resistance Union forces are encountering in the bombardment of Fort Fisher. The fort, on the Cape Fear River protected Wilmington... nytimes.com/1865/03/12/new…

Happy 170th Anniversary to the U.S. Department of the Interior facebook.com/governorsislan…

a blast from the recent past, commemorating a blast from even further in the past facebook.com/316922631589/p…