Veteran's Day History
Formerly Armistice Day, Veterans Day is a holiday observed annually in the United States in honor of all those, living and dead, who served with the U.S. armed forces in wartime.
Some states observe the holiday on November 11 an…
Nation Salutes Those Who Served on Veterans Day
Peake: VA Honors All Generations of Veterans
WASHINGTON – During Veterans Day, Nov. 11, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Dr. James B. Peake calls on Americans to recognize the nation's 23.4 million livi…
A Veterans Day Message
November 7, 2008
From VA Secretary Dr. James B. Peake
WASHINGTON -- Ninety years ago today, the guns fell silent in Europe. World War I – the “war to end all wars” – was over. Almost five million Americans served durin…
Recipe of the Day - Aztec Hot Chocolate
Luscious Hot Chocolate
1 cup milk
1 cup half and half
1 oz. semisweet chocolate, chopped
1 oz. unsweetened chocolate, chopped
8 tsp sugar
½ tsp vanilla
Heat milk, half and half, both chocolates,…
A Christmas to Remember
The holiday season often turns our thoughts to hearth and home. As I reflect on this, my heart remembers those who have lost their homes this year from foreclosure, whose unemployment may bring stress to gift giving, to soldie…