Google Marks Veterans Day
Submitted by Steve on 11 November 2007 - 8:37pm.
It took nearly a decade, but Internet giant Google is finally honoring Veterans Day with a special holiday design for its famous logo.
Users who log onto Google's home page today will see three World War I-era helmets capping the letters "o" and "e" in Google's name.
The decoration is a marked departure for the company, which has come under fire from veterans' groups for ignoring American holidays such as Veterans Day and Memorial Day since Google's inception in 1999.
The firm, known for its widely used search engine, regularly modifies its logo to commemorate holidays, historical events and figures.
Google has explained in the past that the non-commemoration of the holiday was deliberate and out of reverence. Google said it wouldn't want to create a graphic that could be interpreted as disrespectful in any way.
I think Google did a good
I think Google did a good job with those helments. (With a bit of humor) If I had to be picky and do an inspection on that 1st squad of letters, I beleive that letter "e" might be doing a few push-ups for not having that helment strap snapped.
But like I said, Google did well for Vet Day.
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