Today is Veterans Day, a
day that we honor our veterans. Veterans Day, originally Armistice Day,
began after WWI to honor those who fought in "The Great War."
In 1954, November 11th became Veterans Day, an official United States holiday, honoring
all armed service veterans.
For more information
visit History of Veterans Day at the United States
Department of Veteran Affairs.
Today, I am posting a
short list veterans from the various branches of my family tree; many who did
not serve in traditional U. S. armed forces. Most served during wars and some
volunteered while others did not. I will save this list for next Veterans
Day and add to the list as I find more. If you know of others, please comment
below or send me an e-mail.
Whit Criswell Bryan, USN - WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Elizabeth Bryan, USN
William Joseph Quinn III, USA - Korea, Vietnam
James G. Richardson II, USA
John Joseph Quinn, USA - WWI
Charles Giddens, USA and USN - WWI, WWII
Mitchell Giddens, USA - WWI, WWII
Joseph Oscar Noah, USA - WWI
Terrell Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
Tilman Capers Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
Joseph B. Bryan, CSA - Civil War*
George Luellen Giddens, CSA - Civil War*
Seth H. Davis USA, Civil War
Simon Baker Bryan, Georgia Militia - Second Seminole War
James Bryan, Georgia Militia - Second
Seminole War
John
Regan, Georgia Militia - Second Seminole
War
John Giddens, NC Minutemen - American Revolutionary War
Ralph Regan, NC Militia
- American Revolutionary War
*I didn't know if I
should include my ancestors who fought in the Confederate States Army, but
found the following at the Sons of the Confederacy website:
"First, and most significant is the fact that by Public Law
85-425, May 23, 1958 (H.R. 358) 72 Statute 133 states –“(3) (e) for the
purpose of this section, and section 433, the term ‘veteran’includes a person
who served in the military or naval forces of the Confederate States
of America during the Civil War, and the term ‘active, military or naval
service’ includes active service in such forces.”
"As a result of this law the last surviving Confederate
Veteran received a U.S. Military pension until his death in 1959, and from
that day until present, descendants of Confederate veterans have
been able to receive military monuments to place on graves from the
Veteran’s Administration for their ancestors. A Confederate Veteran should
therefore be treated with the same honor and dignity of any other American veteran."
Diana
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