Salute to Veterans

A two-month 3,530 mile journey starting in New York across the United States ended today when six men from the U.S. Marines, Royal Marines, and U.S. Army, including a triple amputee, crossed the finish line at Santa Monica Pier.

The Gumpathon charity was set up in the 2007 and in its first 12 months raised over £12 million. Meet the team

November 11 in History

1921: President Harding dedicated the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington Cemetery.
1923: Eternal flame was lit for the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Paris' Arc de Triumph.
1938: Armistice Day first became a national holiday by Congressional resolution on this day.
1939: Kate Smith introduced Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" on national radio.
1954: President Eisenhower signed a bill that changed Armistice Day to Veteran's Day.