On January 15, 1942, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt wrote the following letter to Kennesaw Mountain Landis, the Commissioner of Baseball, giving big league baseball his personal "green light" to continue for the 1943 season.
Coming just over a month after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, FDR believes the National Pastime will help all Americans as our nation headed into World War II.
The letter is a pure joy to read.
Happy Veteran's Day.
Happy Veteran's Day to all the brave men and women who have served our great country, from Valley Forge and the Revolutionary War to the current War on Terror across the world.
May God Bless the United States of America.
As a former U.S. Navy Ships Serviceman, and the son, of a son, of a Sailor, I say thanks to all those, past, and present, who served our great country as members of the Armed Forces.
My Grandfather(WW II), and my Dad were in the US Navy, my Uncle Bob and Uncle John were US Marines, and my Uncle Paul served in the US Army in Vietnam.
Currently my Nephew, Bobby, is serving in the Army in Japan.
To all Service Men and Women I say Thank You FOR YOUR SERVICE!
God Bless our Troops.
