Veterans Day
Veterans Day is a holiday that honors people who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces. Veterans Day is on November 11th. Veterans Day and Memorial Day is not the same holiday. Veterans Day is to honor those who served and are serving in the U.S. Armed Forces. Memorial Day is to honor those who gave their life by fighting in war for our country. In the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month if 1918 an armistice was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. After World War II and the Korean War Armistice Day became Veterans Day which is a holiday dedicated to American veteran of all wars.
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