Veterans Day 2016

Veterans Day 2016

Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors military veterans , that is, persons who served in the United States Armed Forces . It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that 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 previously observed Armistice Day. The U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day 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. [1]


Veterans Day
Some retail establishments and
restaurant chains offer free or
discounted meals for people who
can prove their veteran status.
Veterans Day always falls on 11
November, but it may be observed
on a different day due to the fact
that it is a federal holiday. Federal
employees and schoolchildren
typically have the day off work and
school, so the holiday is observed
on the Monday following the actual
date of the holiday if it happens to
fall on a weekend.
November 11 was chosen as the
official date for Veterans Day in
reference to the ending of World
War I. Germany signed an armistice
with the Allies that signaled the end of the war on at 11 a.m. on 11
November 1918.
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