Tim Cook celebrates Veterans Day with picture of ex-military employed by Apple
Apple CEO Tim Cook has taken to Twitter to commemorate Veterans Day, with a photo featuring some of the veterans that work at the company's Cupertino campus.
The tweet is simple, with Cook saying that he appreciates current and past veterans for their sacrifice.
"Proud to work alongside these & many more veterans at Apple," Cook said in the tweet. "We honor all the brave men & women who sacrificed for our freedom."
Veterans day was originally established in the U.S. in 1919 as Armistice Day by President Woodrow Wilson, and is currently celebrated every year on November 11, after a brief shift to the fourth Monday of October. It was modified to become Veterans Day in 1954.
The holiday coincides with Remembrance Day and remaining Armistice Day observances in other countries intended to mark the anniversary of conclusion of World War I. Veterans day is a holiday celebrating the service of all past, present, alive, and deceased veterans.
The tweet is simple, with Cook saying that he appreciates current and past veterans for their sacrifice.
"Proud to work alongside these & many more veterans at Apple," Cook said in the tweet. "We honor all the brave men & women who sacrificed for our freedom."
The picture depicts the crowd in front of an American flag, and flags from all the branches of the U.S. armed forces.Proud to work alongside these & many more veterans at Apple. We honor all the brave men & women who sacrificed for our freedom. #VeteransDay pic.twitter.com/6muFEDAspH
-- Tim Cook (@tim_cook)
Veterans day was originally established in the U.S. in 1919 as Armistice Day by President Woodrow Wilson, and is currently celebrated every year on November 11, after a brief shift to the fourth Monday of October. It was modified to become Veterans Day in 1954.
The holiday coincides with Remembrance Day and remaining Armistice Day observances in other countries intended to mark the anniversary of conclusion of World War I. Veterans day is a holiday celebrating the service of all past, present, alive, and deceased veterans.
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Thanks for your service to our great country.
Just remember, before he was President Washington, he was General Washington.
This We'll Defend (US Army) 14 June, 1775
Not for self but for country ( US Navy) 13 October, 1775
Semper Fidelis ( US Marine Corps) 10 November, 1775
Semper Paratus (US Coast Guard) 4 August, 1790
Aim High...Fly-Fight-Win (US Air Force) 18 September, 1947
In UK, this Sunday is Remembrance Sunday and you'll see lots of Brits wearing paper Poppies in tribute to our forces' losses in two world wars and more.
Hear! Hear!
It's always disturbed me as a veteran that Veterans Day is not an observed holiday at the vast majority of non-government businesses and companies across the country, many of whom derive a substantial portion of their business revenue from government and military related defense contracts. Yeah, this is a pet peeve of mine. At the very least all military related contracts handed out to companies should require that the companies receiving the defense related contract dollars observe the Veterans Day holiday. There are times when the quest for the almighty dollar needs to take a back seat to recognizing some of the people who helped preserve the existence of the companies pulling significant revenues and benefits from government and military relationships.
On on a positive note, a few of the top 10 defense contractors Boeing, Raytheon, United Technologies, and Northrop Grumman have presented very nice Veterans Day related content on their main web presence. Way to go!