Happy Veteran’s Day

Today is Veteran’s Day, November 11th.  My kids are really into history and trivia questions and I plan to share a few tidbits about Veteran’s Day during our dinner time talks.   I will also share history of our family members who have served for our country.  Here are some interesting facts about Veteran’s Day.  They will love to hear about the last one.

It is an United States federal holiday that is observed annually on November 11th.

Veteran’s Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans where as Memorial Day is a day of remembering the people who gave their lives and those who perished while in service.

November 11th marks the anniversary of the end of World War I.  The war was formally ended at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of the year 1918.

 

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