Veteran's Day

I had a wonderful Veteran's Day; as Commander of my VFW Post, we have an annual ceremony at our local memorial chapel, to include Guest speakers. This year the Captain & Commanding Officer of our local Nat'l Guard battalion was our guest speaker. As a new American from Pakistan, he gave an interesting portrayal of how we Americans are from all corners of the earth & yet we all speak for FREEDOM!
Veterans Day honors men and women who have served in the U.S. armed services. Veterans Day, November 11th, is a legal federal holiday in the U.S. Great Britain celebrates November 11th as Armistice Day; it is not a legal holiday but special observances celebrate the armistice that ended World War I on November 11, 1918. France also calls it Armistice Day. Canada has a legal holiday called Remembrance Day that is celebrated on November 11th.
The Armistice Treaty of Versailles was signed on the 11th hour, of the 11th day of the 11th month. My VFW Post retains that tradition & we begin our ceremony on that exact time.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11th as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedies of war. A law adopted in 1938 made the day a federal holiday. In 1954, Congress changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day to honor all U.S. veterans.