[AMP-L] Veteran's Day Today

[Wayne Renardson]

Veterans Day (originally known as Armistice Day) is a federal holiday 
in the United States observed annually on November 11, for honoring 
military veterans of the United States Armed Forces (who were 
discharged under conditions other than dishonorable). 

It coincides with other holidays including Armistice Day and 
Remembrance Day which are celebrated in other countries that mark the 
anniversary of the end of World War I.[3] Major hostilities of World 
War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 
11th month of 1918 when the Armistice with Germany went into effect. 
At the urging of major US veteran organizations, Armistice Day was 
renamed Veterans Day in 1954.  

Veterans Day is distinct from Memorial Day, a US public holiday in 
May. Veterans Day celebrates the service of all US military veterans, 
while Memorial Day honors those who have died while in military 
service.[5] Another military holiday that also occurs in May, Armed 
Forces Day, honors those currently serving in the US military. 
Additionally, Women Veterans Day is recognized by a growing number of 
US states that specifically honor women who have served in the US  
military.