BENSALEM TOWNSHIP, PA —With schools closed for the federal holiday on Wednesday, a Veterans Day ceremony was held at one township school.
On Friday, Robert K. Shafer Middle School hosted a Veterans Day assembly for their seventh and eighth grade students.
The assembly opened with the presentation of the American flag by the Bensalem High School - Marine Corps JROTC cadets and the chorus singing the National Anthem.
Special thanks to Colonel David Mills, U.S. Marine Corps; Harold Piper, U.S. Army; and Capt. Joy Snyder, U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force for showing students, through their own service, what courage, dedication, and patriotism look like.
After World War II and the Korean War, the United States recognized the need to honor veterans of all wars.
In 1954, Congress amended the 1938 Act, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans."
President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day proclamation on Oct. 8, 1954, officially establishing Nov. 11 as the holiday to honor all veterans.
(Bensalem Township School District)
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