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Veterans Day


Veterans Day is a federal holiday in the U.S. honoring military veterans.  Parades and speeches across the country, as well as a national ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns at Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia., highlight this day.

Armistice Day

Veterans Day was originally established as Armistice Day, commemorating the signing of the agreement that ended World War I at 11:00 A.M., November 11 (
the 11th day of the 11th month), 1918. Congress passed a resolution in 1926 for an annual observance, and Nov. 11 became a national holiday beginning in 1938. The holiday was changed to Veterans Day in 1954 to honor those who served in all American wars.

Armistice Day is still celebrated on November 11 in France and Belgium, and recognized as Remembrance Day in the Commonwealth of Nations, including United Kingdom, Australia and Canada.

A similar commemorative celebration known Lāčplēsis Day honors soldiers in Latvia.

Veterans Day originated as “Armistice Day” on Nov. 11, 1919, the first anniversary of the end of World War I.  President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 to change the name to Veterans Day as a way



U.S. Veterans Statistics

The number of military veterans in the United States in 2006:
23.7 million
The number of female veterans in 2006: 1.7 million
The number of black veterans in 2006: 2.4 million
(Additionally, 1.1 million veterans are Hispanic; 292,000 are Asian; 169,000 are American Indian or Alaska Native; and 28,000 are Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander.)
The number of veterans 65 and older in 2006: 9.2 million
The documented number of living World War I veterans who served with U.S. forces as of Oct. 2, 2007: 3
Annual median income of veterans, in 2006 inflation-adjusted dollars: $34,437
Number of veterans who voted in the 2004 presidential election: 17.4 million
Number of veterans who received compensation for service-connected disabilities as of 2006: 2.7 million




 
 
 
 

 



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