Has this entire country forgotten our soldiers so easily??? Not just the 3,800 we have lost in 3 years of Iraq but all of our veterans....

Are you interested in cleaning up the streets of our community? Let us teach our youth some
Honor, Respect and Patriotism. Give them positive ideas to strive for and real heroes.
I would urge you to contact your City Commissioner’s about their decision to cancel the Veteran’s Day Parade.
This decision will have ever lasting ramification on this community. Financially and socially...

A loss of business in the area = A loss in tax dollars and much more…
Please take a moment to think about the almost 3,800 US Military men and women who have given their lives in Iraq alone…
Not to forget all of those who have gone before them…
If this doesn’t help, then be greedy... think about your own loss of revenue…
Please don’t let this historical annual celebration and day of remembrance be treated like a simple piece of trash swept under a parked car.
The soldiers of this country should not be asked to honor themselves…
We the citizens they have served should continue to step up and honor them with joy, pride and dignity.

1918
World War I, then normally referred to simply as The Great War (no one could imagine any war being greater!), ended with the implementation of an armistice [temporary cessation of hostilities—in this case until the final peace treaty, the infamous Treaty of Versailles, was signed in 1919] between the Allies and Germany at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of November, 1918.

1919
November 11: President Wilson proclaims the first Armistice Day with the following words: "To us in America, the reflections 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 the suspension of business for a two minute period beginning at 11 A.M., with the day also marked by parades and public meetings.

1920
On the second anniversary of the armistice, France and the United Kingdom hold ceremonies honoring their unknown dead from the war. In America, at the suggestion of church groups, President Wilson names the Sunday nearest Armistice Day Sunday, on which should be held services in the interest of international peace.

1921
Congress passes legislation approving the establishment of a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery. November 11 is chosen for the date of the ceremony. According on October 20, Congress declares November 11, 1921 a legal Federal holiday to honor all those who participated in the war. The ceremony was conducted with great success.

1926
Congress adopts a resolution directing the President to issue an annual proclamation calling on the observance of Armistice Day. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, most states establish November 11 as a legal holiday and at the Federal level, an annual proclamation is issued by the President.

1938
Congress passes legislation on May 13 making November 11 a legal Federal holiday, Armistice Day. The United States has no ‘actual’ national holidays because the states retain the right to designate their own holidays. The Federal government can in fact only designate holidays for Federal employees and for the District of Columbia. But in practice the states almost always follow the Federal lead in designation of holidays.

1941- 1945
1950- 1953
World War II and the Korean War create millions of additional war veterans in addition to those of the First World War already honored by Armistice Day.

1954
On June 1, President Eisenhower signs legislation changing the name of the legal holiday from Armistice Day to Veteran’s Day.

1968
Congress passes the Monday Holiday Law which established the fourth Monday in October as the new date for the observance of Veteran’s Day. The law is to take effect in 1971.

1971-1975
The Federal observance of Veterans Day is held on the fourth Monday of October. Initially all states follow suit except Mississippi and South Dakota. Other states changed their observances back to November 11 as follows: 1972- Louisiana and Wisconsin; 1974- Kentucky, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, South Carolina, West Virginia; 1975- California, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, Utah, West Virginia, Wyoming

1975
Legislation passed to return the Federal observance of Veteran’s Day to November 11, based on popular support throughout the nation. Since the change to the fourth Monday in October, 46 states had either continued to commemorate November 11 or had reverted back to the original date based on popular sentiment. The law was to take effect in 1978.

September 18 – 2007
Lake Worth Florida City Commissioners Cancel City’s Annual Veterans Day Parade
stating they needed the estimated $20,000 for other uses.
Even when citizens and local businesses vowed to donate/raise the require dollars,
the commission then stated they did not have time to plan this year’s parade… This was 50 plus days away!

Currently the United States of America has lost:
U.S. Deaths Confirmed By The DoD: 3,783

Here is a list of the (155) Florida soldiers who
have fallen in this conflict thus far:

Alva	Silva, Marco A.	Staff Sergeant	13-Mar-2006
Apopka	Mastrapa, Arthur S. (Stacey)	Sergeant	16-Jun-2004
Apopka	Dwelley, Jason B.	Petty Officer 2nd Class	30-Apr-2004
Apopka	Britt, Sandy R.	Staff Sergeant	21-Aug-2007
Auburndale	Ginther, Ronald A.	Petty Officer 3rd Class	02-May-2004
Boca Raton	Mchugh, Scott R.	Petty Officer 2nd Class	02-May-2004
Boca Raton	Sorensen, Ryan J.	Lance Corporal	06-Nov-2005
Bradenton	Schmidt, Justin B.	Specialist	29-Apr-2004
Bradenton	Cobb, Christopher R.	Private 1st Class	06-Apr-2004
Bradenton	Dougherty, Scott Eugene	Lance Corporal	06-Jul-2004
Brandon	Roman-Cruz, Alexis	Specialist	16-Nov-2005
Brandon	Smith, Kevin J.	1st Lieutenant	08-Dec-2005
Brevard	Schrage, Dustin H.	Corporal	06-May-2004
Brooksville	Mills, Lea R.	Sergeant	28-Apr-2006
Bunnell	Mele, John	Sergeant	14-Sep-2007
Cape Coral	Lopez III, Manuel	Corporal	12-Apr-2005
Carol City	Randle Jr., Edmond Lee	Sergeant	17-Jan-2004
Casselberry	Bowling, Theodore A.	Corporal	11-Nov-2004
Cedar Key	Buesing, Brian Rory	Lance Corporal	23-Mar-2003
Clearwater	Rubado, Charles R.	2nd Lieutenant	29-Aug-2005
Coconut Creek	Agami, Daniel J.	Private 1st Class	21-Jun-2007
Cooper City	Riviere, Christopher T.	Private 1st Class	26-Sep-2006
Crawfordville	Garcia, Javier J.	Sergeant	05-Apr-2005
Davie	Gonzales Cordova, Ramon E.	Staff Sergeant	08-Aug-2005
Davie	Cann, Adam Leigh	Sergeant	05-Jan-2006
Daytona	Anderson, Michael C.	Petty Officer 2nd Class	02-May-2004
Deltona	Rogers, Nicholas K.	Specialist	22-Oct-2006
Edgewater	Williams IV, Arthur C.	Sergeant	08-Dec-2004
Eustis	Gibson, Derek A.	Private 1st Class	04-Apr-2007
Fort Walton Beach	Tipton, John E.	Captain	02-May-2004
Fort Walton Beach	Mahdee, Marcus	Lance Corporal	09-May-2005
Fort Walton Beach	Walden, Brett Eugene	Sergeant 1st Class	05-Aug-2005
Gainesville	Jones Jr., Raymond Edison	Staff Sergeant	09-Apr-2004
Gainesville	Wershow, Jeffrey M.	Specialist	06-Jul-2003
Gainesville	Neiberger, Christopher T.	Specialist	06-Aug-2007
Hialeah	Jairala, Alfred H.	Private 1st Class	31-Jul-2007
Hileah	Gonzalez, Armando Ariel	Corporal	14-Apr-2003
Hilliard	Mitchell, Keman L.	Sergeant	26-May-2003
Hillsboro	Phillips, James R.	Lance Corporal	23-Dec-2004
Hollywood	Holmes Ordóñez, Terry	Corporal	10-Jul-2004
Hollywood	Osbourne, Pamela G.	Sergeant	11-Oct-2004
Hollywood	Burke, Timothy	Specialist	04-Oct-2006
Homestead	Segura, Juan E.	Lance Corporal	09-Nov-2004
Homosassa	Boles, Dennis J.	Sergeant	24-Oct-2004
Inverness	Weaver, Aaron A.	Chief Warrant Officer	08-Jan-2004
Inverness	Flanagan, Dennis J.	Sergeant	20-Jan-2006
Inverness	Surber, Robert A.	Sergeant	03-Jun-2007
Jacksonville	Hartman, Jonathan N.	Sergeant	17-Apr-2004
Jacksonville	Woods, Julian	Petty Officer 3rd Class	10-Nov-2004
Jacksonville	Lord, Richard M.	Sergeant	18-Aug-2004
Jacksonville	Seamans, Timothy J.	Private 1st Class	18-Aug-2005
Jacksonville	Johnson, Leon M.	Sergeant	10-Oct-2005
Jacksonville	Gallagher, Patrick J.	Lance Corporal	02-Apr-2006
Jacksonville	Watkins, Joshua C.	Corporal	21-Oct-2006
Jacksonville	McCormick, Clinton T.	Private	27-Dec-2006
Jacksonville	Rechenmacher, William J.	Corporal	18-Jan-2007
Key West	Wade, Patrick L.	Chief Petty Officer	17-Jul-2007
Lake Placid	McRill, Robert Richard	Petty Officer 1st Class	06-Jul-2007
Lake Worth	Sapp, Brandon R.	Private 1st Class	15-Aug-2004
Lake Worth	Brangman, David J.	Private 1st Class	13-Feb-2005
Largo	Niedermeier, Louis E.	Private 1st Class	01-Jun-2005
Lawtey	Jones, Charles S.	Chief Warrant Officer	28-Jan-2005
Lee	Fribley, David Keith	Lance Corporal	23-Mar-2003
Leesburg	Estep, James E.	Staff Sergeant	15-Nov-2005
Leesburg Lake	Clark, Michael J.	Staff Sergeant	20-Jul-2004
Lehigh Acres	Shelton, Jimmy Lee	Corporal	03-Dec-2005
Lehigh Acres	Clifton, Karen N.	Specialist	21-Jun-2007
Lithia	Delgado, Marc A.	Private 1st Class	24-Nov-2005
Longwood	Miller, Marco L.	Sergeant	05-Dec-2006
Margate	Mayorga, Pablo V.	Corporal	15-Apr-2006
Miami	Suarez-Gonzalez, Roger A.	Private 1st Class	04-Dec-2006
Miami	Jonaus, Jude R.	Staff Sergeant	06-Sep-2005
Miami	Vilorio, Franklin R.	Sergeant	06-Sep-2005
Miami	Calderon-Ascencio, Roland E.	Private 1st Class	12-Apr-2006
Miami	Jordan, Alexander	Corporal	10-Sep-2006
Miami	Martinez, Rene	Lance Corporal	24-Sep-2006
Miami	Sanchez, Junior Cedeno	Private 1st Class	28-May-2007
Miami	Sims, Charles M.	Private 1st Class	03-Oct-2003
Miami	Kenny, Christopher J.	1st Lieutenant	03-May-2004
Miami	Ewing, Jeremy Ricardo	Private 1st Class	29-Apr-2004
Miami	Jimenez II, Romulo J.	Corporal	10-Nov-2004
Middleburg	Ellenburg, Kevin J.	Private 1st Class	01-Nov-2006
Molino	Spears, Jonathan R.	Lance Corporal	23-Oct-2005
Mount Dora	Poole Jr., Christopher L.	Corporal	06-Sep-2007
Naples	Shanaberger III, Wentz Jerome Henry	Staff Sergeant	24-Mar-2004
New Port Richey	Rowe, Michael D.	Sergeant	28-Mar-2006
North Lauderdale	Martinez, Oscar A.	Private 1st Class	12-Oct-2004
Ocala	Lake, Chad W.	Sergeant	13-Feb-2005
Ocala	Blair, Robert E.	Specialist	25-May-2006
Okaloosa	Laramore, Tracy L.	Specialist	17-Mar-2004
Opalocka	Polo, Joe	Sergeant	29-Mar-2007
Orlando	Dossett, Trace W.	Petty Officer 2nd Class	02-May-2004
Orlando	Gil, Carlos J.	Sergeant	18-Feb-2005
Orlando	Smith, Antoine D.	Lance Corporal	15-Nov-2004
Orlando	Davis, Daryl A.	Specialist	29-Nov-2004
Orlando	Conde Jr., Kenneth	Sergeant	01-Jul-2004
Orlando	Tharp, Sean D.	Private 1st Class	28-Mar-2006
Orlando	Hawkins, Gene A.	Sergeant	12-Oct-2006
Orlando	Rosa Jr., Alexander	Specialist	25-May-2007
Orlando	Bobb, Brandon K.	Private 1st Class	17-Jul-2007
Orlando/Orange	Saintvil, Gael	Lance Corporal	26-Jan-2005
Oviedo	Cashe, Alwyn C. "Al"	Sergeant 1st Class	08-Nov-2005
Palm Bay	Creighton-Weldon, Michael Russell	Private 1st Class	29-Mar-2003
Palmetto	Mardis Jr., Paul C.	Staff Sergeant	15-Jul-2004
Panacea	Hanson Jr., Charles A.	Lance Corporal	28-Nov-2004
Panama City	Wood, William W.	Colonel	27-Oct-2005
Pasco	Dickinson, Joshua W.	Lance Corporal	12-Dec-2004
Pembroke Pines	Rojas, Kenny D.	Private 1st Class	29-Oct-2005
Pensacola	Clay, Daniel J.	Staff Sergeant	01-Dec-2005
Petersburg	Messer, Christopher P.	Sergeant	27-Dec-2006
Plant City	Missildine, Jody W.	Private	08-Apr-2006
Plant City	Winston, Peter E.	Lieutenant Colonel	13-Nov-2006
Pompano Beach	Negron, Julio E.	Sergeant	28-Feb-2005
Port Charlotte	Woodliff, Michael R.	Sergeant	02-Mar-2004
Port St. Lucie	Zook, Ian T.	Corporal	12-Oct-2004
Riviera Beach	Jacobson, Elizabeth Nicole	Airman 1st Class	28-Sep-2005
Rockledge	Deem, Michael S.	Specialist	24-Feb-2005
Ruskin	Orr, Cody J.	Private 1st Class	17-Jan-2004
Safety Harbor	Rossi, Jonathan M.	Private 1st Class	01-Jul-2007
Sarasota	Jackson, Kyle E.	Chief Warrant Officer 2	13-Jan-2006
Sarasota	North, Christopher M.	Private 1st Class	21-Apr-2007
Sarasota	Woodall, Peter	Sergeant	27-Apr-2007
Spring Hill	Grater, Cody C.	Private 1st Class	29-Jul-2007
St. Augustine	Rapicault, Patrick Marc M.	Captain	15-Nov-2004
St. Cloud	Burnett, Jason K.	Lance Corporal	11-May-2006
St. Petersburg	Gallardo, Denis J.	Sergeant	22-Nov-2005
Stuart	Jenkins, Robert B.	Petty Officer 2nd Class	02-May-2004
Sunrise	McNeill, Phillip D.	Sergeant	20-Jan-2007
Tallahassee	Wise, Robert A.	Specialist	12-Nov-2003
Tallahassee	Gifford, Alan Nye	1st Sergeant	16-Sep-2005
Tallahassee	Chaires, Daniel B.	Private 1st Class	25-Oct-2006
Tallahassee	Woodall, Julian M.