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November is Veterans & Military Families Month
Nov. 4-11 is CNMI Veterans Week
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Posted on Nov 04 2021
Gov. Ralph DLG. Torres is joined by CNMI Veterans Affairs Office executive officer Stanley T. Iakopo and VAO staff, veterans, soldiers, and other officials after yesterday’s proclamation signing at the Office of the Governor. (CNMI OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR)
In the runup to the observance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, Gov. Ralph DLG Torres proclaimed yesterday the entire month of November as Veterans & Military Families Month and Nov. 4 to 11 as Veterans Week.
In a proclamation signing at the Office of the Governor conference room yesterday, Torres invited everyone to “acknowledge and honor the service, sacrifices, and contributions of veterans and military families for what they have done and for what they do every day to support our islands and our great Nation. On Veterans Day, we remember these heroes for their valor, their loyalty, and their dedication.”
Joining Torres at the proclamation signing was CNMI Office of Veterans Affairs executive officer Stanley T. Iakopo, OVA staff, and several veterans and active service members.
The proclamation, a copy of which Saipan Tribune obtained, recognized the generations of men and women in the CNMI who “have boldly answered the call to serve with great pride and distinction in our nation’s armed forces,” and lauds them for being soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, and Coast Guardsmen who have “endured many sacrifices to defend the freedoms that make our islands and nation what it is today.”
The proclamation also recognizes the families who stand behind and support the CNMI’s service members as their spouses, children and parents go through their own share of sacrifices, including “long deployments to relocation, adjusting to new neighborhoods and schools, having to make new friends, and sometimes putting their careers on hold.”
The proclamation states that there are more than 1,000 service members and veterans in the CNMI.
The end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918, became known as “Armistice Day” to commemorate the end of conflict at the 11th hour at the 11th day of the 11th month. On June 1, 1954, U.S. Congress changed “Armistice Day” to “Veterans Day.”
