GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 669615 <div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-40688"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Do+you+know+the+history+of+Armed+Forces+Day%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADo you know the history of Armed Forces Day?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1c413696dce8214b6e07460ef6ae76e1" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/040/688/for_gallery_v2/2015AFDPoster.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/040/688/large_v3/2015AFDPoster.jpg" alt="2015afdposter" /></a></div></div>On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. <br /><br />The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense. <br /><br />Each of the military leagues and orders was asked to drop sponsorship of its specific service day in order to celebrate the newly announced Armed Forces Day. The Army, Navy and Air Force leagues adopted the newly formed day. The Marine Corps League declined to drop support for Marine Corps Day but supports Armed Forces Day, too. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx">http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx">Home</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The official website of the Armed Forces Day</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div> 2015-05-15T06:40:17-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 669615

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-40688"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Do+you+know+the+history+of+Armed+Forces+Day%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADo you know the history of Armed Forces Day?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="6c979900d67809051cae99d82b91b71b" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/040/688/for_gallery_v2/2015AFDPoster.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/040/688/large_v3/2015AFDPoster.jpg" alt="2015afdposter" /></a></div></div>On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy and Air Force Days. <br /><br />The single-day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed Forces under one department -- the Department of Defense. <br /><br />Each of the military leagues and orders was asked to drop sponsorship of its specific service day in order to celebrate the newly announced Armed Forces Day. The Army, Navy and Air Force leagues adopted the newly formed day. The Marine Corps League declined to drop support for Marine Corps Day but supports Armed Forces Day, too. <br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx">http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx</a> <div class="pta-link-card answers-template-image type-default"> <div class="pta-link-card-picture"> </div> <div class="pta-link-card-content"> <p class="pta-link-card-title"> <a target="blank" href="http://www.defense.gov/afd/history.aspx">Home</a> </p> <p class="pta-link-card-description">The official website of the Armed Forces Day</p> </div> <div class="clearfix"></div> </div>

2015-05-15T06:40:17-04:00 2015-05-15T06:40:17-04:00 LTC Stephen C. 669682

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>Thanks for the review, <a class="dark-link bold-link" role="profile-hover" data-qtip-container="body" data-id="452047" data-source-page-controller="question_response_contents" href="/profiles/452047-gysgt-wayne-a-ekblad">GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad</a>!

2015-05-15T07:50:38-04:00 2015-05-15T07:50:38-04:00 MAJ Private RallyPoint Member 669826

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>" The Marine Corps League declined to drop support for Marine Corps Day but supports Armed Forces Day, too."<br /><br />Is this this an example of the Marine Corp setting themselves apart from the other branches or a show that they need all of the support they can get even if it is from themselves?

2015-05-15T09:04:06-04:00 2015-05-15T09:04:06-04:00 MSgt Manuel Diaz 670495

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>So when is marine day celebrated, I recon u will say everyday.

2015-05-15T12:18:09-04:00 2015-05-15T12:18:09-04:00 SFC Douglas Duckett 670663

<div class="images-v2-count-0"></div>I do now, and if I didn't, I would Google.

2015-05-15T12:55:32-04:00 2015-05-15T12:55:32-04:00 A1C Charles D Wilson 673677

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-41051"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Do+you+know+the+history+of+Armed+Forces+Day%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADo you know the history of Armed Forces Day?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="2b2b0c5f1d9cbc35c4f717d85f280ccd" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/051/for_gallery_v2/Armed_Forces_Day.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/041/051/large_v3/Armed_Forces_Day.jpg" alt="Armed forces day" /></a></div></div>Salute fellow Veterans. God Bless you all.

2015-05-16T19:03:42-04:00 2015-05-16T19:03:42-04:00 GySgt Wayne A. Ekblad 693774

<div class="images-v2-count-1"><div class="content-picture image-v2-number-1" id="image-42967"> <div class="social_icons social-buttons-on-image"> <a href='https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day%3Futm_source%3DFacebook%26utm_medium%3Dorganic%26utm_campaign%3DShare%20to%20facebook' target="_blank" class='social-share-button facebook-share-button'><i class="fa fa-facebook-f"></i></a> <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=Do+you+know+the+history+of+Armed+Forces+Day%3F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rallypoint.com%2Fanswers%2Fdo-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day&amp;via=RallyPoint" target="_blank" class="social-share-button twitter-custom-share-button"><i class="fa fa-twitter"></i></a> <a href="mailto:?subject=Check this out on RallyPoint!&body=Hi, I thought you would find this interesting:%0D%0ADo you know the history of Armed Forces Day?%0D%0A %0D%0AHere is the link: https://www.rallypoint.com/answers/do-you-know-the-history-of-armed-forces-day" target="_blank" class="social-share-button email-share-button"><i class="fa fa-envelope"></i></a> </div> <a class="fancybox" rel="1d1abeb2fe622198a7e47337536a2d3c" href="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/967/for_gallery_v2/pi20050120a4.jpg"><img src="https://d1ndsj6b8hkqu9.cloudfront.net/pictures/images/000/042/967/large_v3/pi20050120a4.jpg" alt="Pi20050120a4" /></a></div></div>ARMED FORCES MEDLEY<br /><br /><a target="_blank" href="http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=armed+force+medley+2015+pbs&amp;qpvt=ARMED+FORCE+MEDLEY+2015+PBS&amp;FORM=VDRE#view=detail&amp;mid=02F57AF52FE709CDE15702F57AF52FE709CDE157">http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=armed+force+medley+2015+pbs&amp;qpvt=ARMED+FORCE+MEDLEY+2015+PBS&amp;FORM=VDRE#view=detail&amp;mid=02F57AF52FE709CDE15702F57AF52FE709CDE157</a>

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