Veterans Day and Memorial Day both have a significant and distinct meaning to many veterans, members of the U.S. armed services and their families.
Get Tri-state area news delivered to your inbox. Veterans Day has been celebrated since the end of World War I, which ended on Nov. 11, 1918.
Veterans Day was initially known as Armistice Day and only celebrated those who served in what was known at the time as the Great War. However, in 1954, Congress and President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who served as a general during World War II, changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day and made the holiday a day to commemorate all veterans of the U.S. military.Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 of every year, no matter what day of the week it falls on. However, many local communities will hold their celebrations over the weekend if the holiday falls on a weekday.The U.S.
Across the country, state and local governments hold their own celebrations for Veterans Day with parades and ceremonies.Memorial Day is a federal holiday that honors those who died in U.S. military service.Memorial Day has its origins from the time of the Civil War, when people began laying flowers on the graves of soldiers in the spring. At the time, the day was known as Decoration Day.
The red poppy became a symbol to honor veterans who have died after World War I veteran Colonel John McCrae, a surgeon with Canada's First Brigade Artillery,Red poppies are the official memorial flower for the Veterans of Foreign Wars and artificial red poppies are sold around the time of Memorial Day to raise money to assist veterans.
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