Veterans Day

Veterans Day - November 11 - Office of Public and Intergovernmental ... Veterans Day history, ceremonies, resources ... National Veterans Day Ceremony. The Veterans Day National Ceremony is held on November 11th at Arlington National Cemetery.

Holiday snapshot: Veterans Day

Nov. 11, the date American's observe as Veterans Day, commemorates a milestone event in history. It was at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, in 1918, that an armistice effectively ended World War I. The following year,…

In Defense of Armistice Day We call it Veterans Day now, but it used to be called Armistice Day, and I can’t help wondering whether we’ve lost something by converting a holiday originally meant to celebrate the veterans of World War I into an omnibus holiday, to honor…