{"id":92587,"date":"2019-11-11T09:33:48","date_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=92587"},"modified":"2019-11-11T09:33:48","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T13:33:48","slug":"veterans-day-history-and-what-it-commemorates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=92587","title":{"rendered":"Veterans Day – History and What it Commemorates"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The folks at Ammo.com<\/a> published an excellent article on the history and meaning of Veterans Day.<\/p>\n

Veterans Day, celebrated each year on November 11th, was first celebrated on this same date in 1919, under the name of Armistice Day. The holiday was named in remembrance of the temporary ceasefire that brought about the unofficial end to World War I when, the year before, the Allied forces entered into an armistice with the Germans, stopping live battle on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

They wrap it up with some good points…<\/p>\n

Now, a century from the original remembrance of Armistice Day, the holiday is still celebrated on November 11th. If the 11th day of the 11th month falls on a Saturday, the day is observed on the previous Friday. If it falls on a Sunday, the holiday is observed on the following Monday.<\/p>\n

Different areas celebrate Veterans Day in different ways. Most\u00a0public schools\u00a0close (normally on the Monday closest to the holiday), as do all federal buildings, most\u00a0banks, and many businesses. There are parades and celebrations to honor veterans. Perhaps the most iconic is the annual wreath laying ceremony that happens at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.<\/p>\n

Many areas still observe a moment of silence at 11a.m. to remember all veterans, those that are still here, those that have gone on, and those that never made it home. It\u2019s also not uncommon to see the American flag flown at half mast.<\/p>\n

Regardless of political leanings, Veterans Day is about recognizing the dedication and sacrifice of America\u2019s veterans. If you want to show support, attend a parade. Volunteer at your local VFW. Visit a VA hospital and spend some time talking to the men and women who are unable to attend such events. And when you see a vet, shake their hand, and thank them for their service.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The folks at Ammo.com published an excellent article on the history and meaning of Veterans Day. … Veterans Day – History and What it Commemorates<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":663,"featured_media":92588,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[118],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-92587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-veterans-issues"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/663"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=92587"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92587\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92589,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/92587\/revisions\/92589"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/92588"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=92587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=92587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=92587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}