This Veterans Day, we honor the courageous men and women who have served and sacrificed to protect our freedoms. Your unwavering dedication and service to our country inspire deep gratitude and respect. Today and always, we stand united in appreciation of your strength, sacrifice, and commitment. Thank you for your service. You are truly our heroes.
Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I. An armistice is an agreement made by opposing sides in a war to stop fighting for a certain time— a truce.
On November 11, 1918, representatives of Germany and the Allied nations signed an armistice in Compiègne, France. The armistice took effect at 11 AM, which is known as the “eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month”. Now you know the rest of the story…
Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938.
Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day–a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Memorial Day (the fourth Monday in May) honors American service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle, while Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans–living or dead–but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
- In 1954, President Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday from Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
- In 1968, the Uniform Holidays Bill was passed by Congress, which moved the celebration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. The law went into effect in 1971, but in 1975 President Ford returned Veterans Day to November 11, due to the important historical significance of the date.
- Britain, France, Australia and Canada also commemorate the veterans of World Wars I and II on or near November 11th: Canada has Remembrance Day, while Britain has Remembrance Sunday (the second Sunday of November). In Europe, Britain and the Commonwealth countries it is common to observe two minutes of silence at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
- Here’s a short video of how other countries celebrate the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month.
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