Veterans Day is an official US Public Holiday, observed annually on November 11, that honors Military Veterans, that is, persons who served in the US 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 WWI; 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.
President Barack Obama led tributes in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns - a poignant tribute to all those killed in conflicts whose remains could not be identified - as New York held its annual Veterans Parade, the largest to take place in the country.
President Barack Obama paid his respects to the armed forces at Arlington National Cemetery, a
640 acre resting place for those who have served the military that is
owned and maintained by the Army
New York held it's 96th America's Parade today, the largest veterans' celebration in the country, with more than 20,000 people taking part in the march through the center of the city
The U.S. military honor guard carries in the colors at the National Second World War Memorial on Veteran's Day to pay tribute to the more than 16 million men and women who served with U.S. armed forces during the conflict
It coincides with other holidays, including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day, celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of WWI; 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.
President Barack Obama led tributes in Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia, by laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns - a poignant tribute to all those killed in conflicts whose remains could not be identified - as New York held its annual Veterans Parade, the largest to take place in the country.
New York held it's 96th America's Parade today, the largest veterans' celebration in the country, with more than 20,000 people taking part in the march through the center of the city
The U.S. military honor guard carries in the colors at the National Second World War Memorial on Veteran's Day to pay tribute to the more than 16 million men and women who served with U.S. armed forces during the conflict
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