Veterans Day

The celebration of Veterans Day is held on
November 11th every year in the United States. This
day is set aside to honor and remember the military
men and women who have served America, in any war
and during peacetime.
Veterans Day was first called Armistice Day.
Armistice Day signaled the end of World War I.
World War I was fought from 1914-1918. Thirty-five
countries fought in World War I. An armistice was
signed on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of
the eleventh month, and this meant the war was
over. Many countries were thrilled to hear that the
war was over and that their soldiers would be
coming home.
An unidentified American soldier was buried in
Arlington National Cemetery on a hillside
overlooking the Potomac River at 11:00 a.m. on
November 11, 1921. His grave is called the “Tomb of
the Unknown Soldier”. On the same day, a soldier
from France and a soldier from England were each
also buried in their own countries, to give special
recognition to the end of the war. In 1954, the
U.S. Congress changed the name of the day from
Armistice Day to Veterans Day.
The site of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier is
where the U.S. government holds its annual Veterans
Day ceremonies. Ceremonies are also held in many
schools and churches on Veterans Day.

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