Veterans Day is a holiday in the United States that is celebrated on Nov. 11 every year. This holiday is celebrated to honor everyone who served in the military.

This holiday originated from when the armistice was signed in 1918 to end World War I, then in 1938 the federal holiday “Armistice Day” was founded to honor veterans that served in World War I. In May of 1954, Congress passed a bill to change it to Veterans Day. In October the bill was passed by the current president, Dwight D. Eisenhower. Now the holiday is to honor all veterans from all wars instead of just World War I.

Many people may get Veterans Day confused with Memorial Day. The difference between the two holidays is Veterans Day is to honor all people who have served and Memorial Day is to remember those who died in the military service. 

Students in the National Honors Society signed up to help assist with Veterans Day here at Liberty. People submitted photos of their family members and the committee put them on a Google Doc to print them out. Then they took time out of lunch to hang up this poster.

What does Veterans day mean to you?

“It’s a day to respect and remember all the people that served in the military.” – Abigail Hutson (10) 

“Celebrate those who served the country and respect them.” – Logan Bedford (10)  

Who do you know that served in the military?

“My grandpa, he was in the Air Force and my other grandpa, he was a cook for the soldiers.” – Emma Range (9) 

“My grandpa was in the Army. He was stationed in Germany in the Vietnam War.” Brooke Kiepe (9)  

Veterans Day is a very important holiday to all citizens in the United States to honor those who served.