What is Veterans Day? Veterans Day is an official United States holiday. It is a day set aside to honor and thank all veterans for their military service. This honors all who served honorably in the military in wartime or peacetime.

Veterans Day goes back 100 years, beginning with the armistice on November 11, 1918, between the Germans and the Allies during WW1. Thus, Armistice Day was born. President Woodrow Wilson commemorated November 11^th as Armistice Day in 1919, the first anniversary of the end of WW1. In 1926 a resolution was passed by Congress that November 11^th was to be remembered “…with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace through good will and mutual understanding between nations.” Until 1978 Veterans Day was observed as the fourth Monday in October. President Gerald Ford signed a bill in 1975 which pushed Veterans Day back to November 11. The change took place in 1978.

Veterans Day continues to be observed on November 11th,  regardless of what day of the week on which it falls. The restoration of the observance of Veterans Day to November 11th  not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important purpose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.

Veterans Day is observed across the country with many different events. Special programs and honor ceremonies, parades, wreath laying ceremonies along with many private businesses offering special value promotions for veterans and their families.

At Copperfield Hill, we take the time to honor our veterans on Veterans Day. Thank you to all who answered the call to serve and fight for their freedom and the freedom of others.

For more information about the 100th Anniversary of World War 1 please see:

http://americanhistory.si.edu/topics/world-war-i/pages/2018-anniversary

https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_World_War_centenary