November 11, 2014 • Page 6 shop online at www.missourivalleyshopper.com The Ernest Bowyer VFW Post 791 will host a Veteran’s Day Banquet on Tuesday, November 11, 2014. A social hour will be held from 6pm - 7pm and a meal at 7pm for VFW and Auxiliary members. Free membership dinner for all paid up 2014-2015 Post and Auxiliary members. Guests are welcome ($9.00 per plate). The guest speaker will be Jean Hunhoff, presenting after the meal. A venue of flags will be on display in Memorial Park from 8am - 3pm with the Retreat of Colors at 4pm. HISTORY OF VETERANS DAY World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, November 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the war to end all wars.” In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day with the following words: “To us in America, the reflec- tions of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…” The original concept for the celebration was for a day observed with parades and public meetings and a brief suspension of business beginning at 11:00 a.m. The United States Congress officially recognized the end of World War I when it passed a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926, with these words: In Honor of Those Who Have Served & For Those Serving Now ... LY LOCAL & NED OW TED OPERA THANK YOU! 605-665-9012 Whereas the 11th of November 1918, marked the cessation of the most destructive, sanguinary, and far reaching war in human annals and the resumption by the people of the United States of peaceful relations with other nations, which we hope may never again be severed, and Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations; and Whereas the legislatures of twenty-seven of our States have already declared November 11 to be a legal holiday: To Our Men and Women In Uniform... past, present and future God Bless You...And Thank You MV Shopper M I S S O U R I VA L L E Y TOLL FREE 1-877-FERDIGS (337-3447) 605-668-8850 319 Walnut, Yankton • 605.665.5884 220 EAST 3RD ST., YANKTON, SD 57078 THANK YOU Yankton Pizza Ranch Veterans & Active Military Eat Free Buffet All Day on 11/11 VETERANS! 1501 Broadway Ave. Yankton Drive-Up Window Open ‘Til Midnight 2501 Broadway • North on Hwy. 81 • Yankton, SD • 665-6011 Becker Body Shop Complete Body Repair Charles Becker - Owner Glass Installation / Paintless Dent Removal 1702 Broadway Yankton, SD 57078 Phone/Fax (605) 665-5925 Direct Repair Facility for All Major Insurance Companies Thanks To Our Local Veterans! Hours: Mon-Sun 11am-10pm 665-1222 You! • Rural • Residential • Commercial FAST COURTEOUS SERVICE 214 CAPITAL ST., YANKTON 605-665-5686 REGULAR CLINIC HOURS: M-F: 8 am to 5:30 pm Sat: 8:30 am to Noon 605-665-7841 www.YanktonMedicalClinic.com We Support Our Vets! THANK YOU VETERANS! Where the Buck Stops and the Hunter Shops! AUTO?PARTS DAKOTA ARCHERY & OUTDOOR SPORTS 1509 E Hwy. 50 • Yankton, SD www.sturdevants.com 605-665-3693 • 800-658-3388 Gary Johnson • Chris Merkel Rick Merkel • Ben Merkel Thank you Veterans, for all you’ve done. We Salute WALK-INS WELCOME: M-F: 5 pm to 9 pm Sat & Sun: Noon to 5 pm Johnson Electric, LLP JEANNE & TRAVIS DEVINE 909 Broadway, Tripp Park Plaza, Yankton, SD • 605-665-2389 2305 East Hwy. 50, Yankton, SD • 605-665-8340 Open til 9 p.m. Every Night Battery Exchange, L.L.C. THANK YOU VETERANS 1912 SD Hwy. 314 (west on 9th Street) Yankton, SD FOR ALL YOUR AUTOMOTIVE, TRUCK AND TRACTOR PARTS COME TO: 605-665-8447 We thank those that have served & for those who serve today! valid 10.28.14 - 12.31.14 Thank You to Veterans & Active Military for Your Service! “Get the good stuff!” COX AUTO SUPPLY 1007 Broadway • Yankton • 605-665-4494