Veterans
Day is an official United States federal holiday that is observed annually on
November 11, honoring people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces, also
known as veterans. It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and
Remembrance Day, which are celebrated in other parts of the world and also mark
the anniversary of the end of World War I (major hostilities of World War I
were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918,
when the Armistice with Germany went into effect). The United States also
originally observed Armistice Day; it then evolved into the current Veterans
Day holiday in 1954.Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day;
Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while
Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who gave their lives and
those who perished while in service. A few ways to honor veterans on veterans
day is buy putting a green light in front of your door or at you window.
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