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About Veteran's Day:Veterans Day is an American holiday commemorating the courage and patriotism of all men and women who have served in the United States military and is recognized as both a federal holiday and state holiday in all 50 states. It is celebrated on Monday the week of November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I.
Veterans Day, first proclaimed as Armistice Day by President Wilson on November 11, 1919, which marked the one year anniversary signing of the Armistice that ended World War 1 on November 11, 1918. The United States Congress passed a concurrent resolution seven years later on June 4, 1926, requesting the President issue another proclamation to observe November 11 with appropriate ceremonies, a tradition still in place. In 1938 Veterans Day became a federal holiday and after World War II and the Korean War, in 1964 the 83rd US Congress changed the word Armistice to Veterans after being urged to do so by the Veterans' Association to honor all the United States Veterans. In 1968, after the Uniforms Holiday Bill continued to celebrate the date but moved Veterans Day to the 25th of October. In 1975 President Gerald R. Ford moved Veteran’s Day back to its original date of November 11.
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