Washington — It’s a Veterans Day they won’t soon forget. On a balmy 70-degree day in the nation’s capital this past weekend, former President Barack Obama boarded an Honor Flight filled with veterans of the Korean and Vietnam wars that had just touched down from Madison, Wisconsin. “Hello, everybody,” his voiced boomed over the loud…
Veterans Day is here, the holiday celebrated annually to honor Americans who have served in the military. The history of Veterans Day dates back to 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson set Nov. 11 that year as the first commemoration of Armistice Day after World War I. In 1956, Congress voted to change the name of…
Veterans Day is celebrated annually on Nov. 11 to honor those who have served in the U.S. armed forces. The federal holiday dates back to WWI, when fighting between the Allied countries and Germany ended on the 11th hour of Nov. 11, 1918, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. The date is generally regarded…
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Source: Sunset Boulevard / Getty Many of us recognize our favorite entertainers for their iconic roles, killer beats, or screen-jarring charisma, but did you know that some of these very celebrities once donned uniforms and served in the armed forces? We celebrate these 15 Black celebrities who are also veterans and thank them for their…
Tuesday is Veterans Day, a time to honor all those who have served in the U.S. military. It’s also a federal holiday, and a legal holiday that is observed in Massachusetts. State and federal offices will be closed on Tuesday, as will the courts. There will be no mail delivery because the post office is…
The Veterans Day holiday began more than a century ago, albeit under a different name, as a celebration of the end of World War I. Over time its name and purpose evolved into a day of recognition for U.S. veterans of all wars as well as those currently serving in uniform. It’s also day off…
Veterans’ Day commemorated as active-duty military could go without pay amid shutdown – CBS News Watch CBS News Monday marks the Marines’ 250th birthday and Veterans’ Day is Tuesday — both coming in a week where active-duty military are set to go without pay amid the government shutdown. Source link
Tuesday will bring Veterans Day for 2025. The day has been observed in one form or another since 1919, when then-President Woodrow Wilson commemorated the first anniversary of the World War I armistice. Wilson said, “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those…