Kirby Pines Retirement Community | The Pinecone

• 8 • The Pinecone | November 2022 Congratulations to our CHAMPION of the Month BARBARA O'NEAL Front Desk Receptionist Barbara is a constant, showing up every day for her shift. She is always there to assist the residents and employees. She does it all with a smile and a helpful attitude. Barbara is dedicated and kind. She answers calls, sorts package deliveries and takes residents menu orders. She is truly an asset to Kirby Pines. - Martha Fitzhugh, Resident Services Coordinator Describe Your Family: We are quite large and are very close. We do everything together. Describe yourself in five words: Honest, loyal, dependable, caring and great work ethic. What do you do for fun: Power walking, reading, movies. Hobbies: Cooking & Painting. What is your favorite thing about your job: Great residents and great coworkers. What is your favorite food: Ice Cream. Favorite Song: Time to Say Goodbye by Andrea Bocelli What is something you are proud of: My caring, hard-working, successful children.. What would you like people to know about you: That I care about everybody as a Christian. Veterans Day, in the United States, national holiday (November 11) honouring veterans of the armed forces and those killed in the country’s wars. The observance originated in 1919 on the first anniversary of the 1918 armistice that ended World War I and was known as Armistice Day. It was commemorated in 1921 with the burial of an unknown soldier fromWorldWar I at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia. Other countries that had lost soldiers in the conflict, such as Italy and Portugal, conducted similar ceremonies that year. The previous year, unknown soldiers had been interred at Westminster Abbey in London, England, and at the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, France. Veterans Day is celebrated on Friday, November 11, 2022. November 11 became an official national holiday in the United States in 1938. In 1954 the name was changed to Veterans Day to honour those who had served in all U.S. wars. Ceremonies are held each year at the Tomb of the Unknowns, and floral tributes are placed on the graves of service men and women and at memorials throughout the country. Naturalization ceremonies have come to be an important part of the day’s activities. In Britain, Canada, Australia, and France November 11 is observed in honour of the veterans of World Wars I and II. In Britain the second Sunday of November is observed as Remembrance Sunday, and in Canada November 11 is observed as Remembrance Day. In Britain and the Commonwealth countries and in countries of Europe, it is common to observe two minutes of silence at 11:00 AM on November 11, the time and date of theWorldWar I armistice in 1918. Poppies have long been associated with World War I memorials through the poem“In Flanders Fields” by JohnMcCrae, and in several countries paper poppies are sold to raise money for the support of veterans and are worn in the lapel as a sign of remembrance. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved, and were loved, and now we lie In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields. VETERANS DAY - NOVEMBER 11