What we now know as Veterans Day is our opportunity to publicly commemorate the contributions of living veterans.

Armistice Day, as it was called previously, officially received its name in America in 1926 through a congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar congressional action.

If World War I really had been “the war to end all wars,” November 11 might be still called Armistice Day.

Realizing that peace was equally preserved by veterans of World War II and Korea, Congress decided to make the day an occasion to honor all those who have served America.

In 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a bill proclaiming November 11 as Veterans Day. The first Veterans Day parade was held in 1953 in Emporia, Kansas.

A law passed in 1968 changed the national commemoration of Veterans Day to the fourth Monday in October. It soon became apparent however, that November 11 was a date of historic significance to many Americans. Therefore, in 1978 Congress returned the observance to its traditional date.

However you celebrate this day, please take a moment to thank those who make our freedom possible.

From https://www.vfw.org/Community/PATRIOTIC-DAYS/.