The Squid Calendar

Today is National Navajo Code Talkers Day.  The Code Talkers were a group of Native American soldiers who used their own language as an unbreakable code to prevent critical information from being compromised.

As gbenton789 discusses in Native Warriors, several Native American languages were actually used during WWII.

Today, we remember the work done by the brave Code Talkers.
They are heroes.

Today we honor our military veterans for the sacrifices they have made for our country.  We thank each and every soldier for the contributions they have made toward our society.
Veterans of War by Tipi
American Veterans Traveling Wall by Lori_Lee-Ray

(photo by chinaice90)

The United States Marine Corps was created on November 10, 1775 by a resolution of the Second Continental Congress. There are currently just over 203,000 United States Marine Corps active duty Marines, and just under 40,000 reserve Marines.

Check out this great lens by Susan52 for some amazing movies featuring US Marines:

U.S. Marines in the Movies and Marine Corps DVDs by Susan52

(Photo By Sister72)

Today is Remembrance Day in the UK. This day commemorates those who have died in war. Ceremonies are held to remember those who died in WWI, WWII, and other conflicts, including The Falklands, Bosnia, Kosovo, and the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Learn more about Remembrance Day at aj2008’s lens: Remembrance Day, and at LizMac60’s lens Remembrance Sunday.

(Photo by Tambako the Jaguar)