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."

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) November 11, 2016

The picture depicts the crowd in front of an American flag, and flags from all the branches of the U.S. armed forces.

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.

6 Comments

DavidAlGregory 214 comments · 8 Years

About 8 years ago

From a Cold War era Veteran to all of our Veterans- and current Service Members- out there:

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

command_f 426 comments · 14 Years

Nice gesture on Armistice Day (end of WW1). We need to remember that these are ordinary people that put their lives on the line to protect our nations' interests.

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.

dick applebaum 12525 comments · 17 Years

DavidAlGregory said:

From a Cold War era Veteran to all of our Veterans- and current Service Members- out there:

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

Hear! Hear!

boltsfan17 2294 comments · 12 Years

command_f said:

Nice gesture on Armistice Day (end of WW1). We need to remember that these are ordinary people that put their lives on the line to protect our nations' interests.

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.

Speaking of poppies, I'm glad England and Scotland are defying FIFA and going ahead with their plans to wear black armbands with poppies for the World Cup qualifying match.