 Leaders, Veterans Day originally began on the one-year anniversary of the end of World War One. Originally known as Armistice Day, it was made an annual observance in 1926 and a national holiday in 1938. The holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954, and in marking the occasion President Dwight D. Eisenhower wrote, Let us solemnly remember the sacrifice of those who fought so valiantly on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts will not have been in vain. While on Memorial Day, we greet each other with remember, on Veterans Day we should instead say thank you to those who serve, to those who have served, and to those who will serve in securing and maintaining peace. Be well this week, in memory of those in whose footsteps we tread.