Did you know that originally Veterans Day was called Armistice Day? Armistice is another word for a truce, which occurred between the Germans and the Allies on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, effectively ending World War I. The day was recognized by Congress as the end of the war in 1926 and became an official holiday in 1938. After two more wars, World War II and the Korean War, the name was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 so that Americans could thank and honor all the men and women who have served.
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| The Romeo Observer, November 17, 1954, p. 1 |
Thank you for your service!
