Veterans Day                        (11.11.14)

Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11. Veterans Day was once called Armistice Day to commemorate the truce between the allies and Germany during the World War I. The first Armistice Day was celebrated on November 11, 1919. Parades and public gatherings were held to commemorate those who served. In 1954 the day was changed to veterans to commemorate everyone who served and not just those that served during the World War I. Veterans Day commemorate all Americans who served, alive and dead.