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Memorial Day vs Veterans Day vs Labor Day Explained

Memorial Day vs Veterans Day vs Labor Day Explained

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Score Big with Veterans Day Discounts 2025: Your Complete Guide to Free Meals and Savings

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Veterans Day Books Parents and Kids Can Enjoy Together

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Top 10 Patriotic Songs for Veterans Day Celebrations

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Veterans Day 2025 Travel Deals: Top Discounts for Military

Veterans Day 2025 Travel Deals: Top Discounts for Military

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How to Celebrate Veterans Day?

On Veterans Day

At Home

  • Watch documentaries about different wars
  • Create care packages to send to Service members
  • Educate your family and friends on the meaning of Veterans Day
  • Continue to check-in with the Veterans in your life

Year-Round

Why do we celebrate Veterans Day?

It takes a special kind of courage and strength to serve in the military.
Don't you think we should honor the people who risked everything for you to have the day off?

Who established it?

WWII Veteran Raymond Weeks organized the first "National Veterans Day" in 1947, which was soon designated as "Armistice Day."
In 1954, President Eisenhower signed a bill establishing November 11th as Veterans Day.

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