Veterans Day 2018 – Bells to ring 100 years after the end of WWI
Bells will ring out on military bases and in communities all over the world on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month to mark 100 years since the end of World War I.
People can observe the centenary of the conflict’s end by joining Bells of Peace — a Veterans Day event also happening at churches, universities, cemeteries, ships at sea and war memorials worldwide.
Bells will toll 21 times at 11 a.m. Sunday in all time zones — exactly 100 years since the armistice that ended the Great War — to honor the 4.7 million Americans who served and 116,516 who died in the conflict, according to the event’s sponsor, the U.S. World War One Centennial Commission. [The 21 tolls of the bell symbolize the nation’s highest honor. It is based on the 21-gun salute.]
“Two million of those men and women deployed overseas to the fight,” said Chris Isleib, a spokesman for the commission.
The goal is to enlist “the whole nation in the commemoration of the service of our WWI veterans,” said Betsy Anderson, who is coordinating Bells of Peace on behalf of the commission.
Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer has ordered bells tolled on warships and installations, and military leaders from other branches have similar plans.
The Navy hopes the commemoration gives sailors “a sense of pride in their heritage and an understanding of the importance of the shipmates who have gone before them,” Alex Hays, a Naval History and Heritage Command spokesman told Stars and Stripes in an email.
As the bells ring, individuals may salute and observe a moment of silence. …
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VOCABULARY WORDS
1.Conflict/ noun : a serious disagreement or argument, typically a protracted one.
2.Commemoration/noun : remembrance, typically expressed in a ceremony.
3.Installation/noun : the action or process of installing someone or something, or of being installed.
4.Heritage /noun : property that is or may be inherited; an inheritance.
5.Armistice /noun : an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time; a truce.
6.Honor /noun : high respect; esteem.
QUESTIONS
1. a) At what time will bells be rung on military bases and in communities all over the world this Veterans Day?
b) What is the purpose of this observation?
c) What is the reason for ringing the bells 21 times?
2. Re-read the excerpt from Gen. Kelly’s 2010 Veterans Day speech. What idea from this excerpt most inspires you? Explain your answer.
3. What is the difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day?
4. On what day is Veterans Day officially observed every year?
5. a) Why was Veterans Day called Armistice Day until 1954? Be specific.
b) Why was it changed?
6. Who was the first president to issue a Veterans Day Proclamation? In what year did he do so?
