Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: An Appreciation of All Our Veterans

Veterans Day is held annually on Nov. 11, the date in 1918 that marked the end of the fighting in World War I.
Land of the Free, Home of the Brave: An Appreciation of All Our Veterans
On Veterans Day we salute all those who served in the armed forces of the United States. Biba Kayewich
Jeff Minick
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Observed on the last Monday of May, Memorial Day honors all military men and women who gave their lives serving their country.

On the other hand, Veterans Day salutes all those—past and present, living and dead—who served in the Armed Forces of the United States. This federal holiday is held annually on Nov. 11, the date in 1918 that saw the end of the fighting of World War I. Originally called Armistice Day, after the armistice that the United States and its allies signed with Germany, the occasion was renamed Veterans Day in 1954.

Jeff Minick
Jeff Minick
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Jeff Minick has four children and a growing platoon of grandchildren. For 20 years, he taught history, literature, and Latin to seminars of homeschooling students in Asheville, N.C. He is the author of two novels, “Amanda Bell” and “Dust on Their Wings,” and two works of nonfiction, “Learning as I Go” and “Movies Make the Man.” Today, he lives and writes in Front Royal, Va.
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