Veteran's Day honors US Veterans. It began as a celebration of the peace after World War I ended, and was originally called Armistice Day (armistice refers to the end of open hostilities which began...
Even Active Duty Military Veterans might not get the Day off, my husband served multiple tours in Iraq but now is a Drill Sergeant and for them this is a regular training day which means off to work...
November 11, observed in the United States in honor of veterans of the armed services and in commemoration of the armistice that ended World War I in 1918. In 1954 it was renamed from Armistice Day...