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Veterans Day

Veterans Day commemorates the sacrifices of our nation's veterans and is held on
November 11th, the anniversary of the armistice which ended World War I

The Last Two Minutes of Fighting

Taken at 10:58, 11 November 1918, just before the Armistice went into effect; men of the 353d Infantry, near the church at Stenay, Meuse, wait for the end of hostilities. (SC034981)

The History of Veterans Day
Past Perspectives on Veterans Day
AEF GHQ General Order 203, 12 November 1918 - General Pershing's address to the American Expeditionary Forces
"On Veterans Day"
from the U.S. Department of Defense American Forces Press Service