Veterans Day 2009

Veterans Day 2009 Community leader encourages the community to come together this Veterans Day in support and honor of veterans and military..

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Veterans Day is Wednesday, the 11th of November. In the United States, Veterans Day is usually observed on November 11. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may be so designated

President Eisenhower signing HR7786, changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. From left: Alvin J. King, Wayne Richards, Arthur J. Connell, John T. Nation, Edward Rees, Richard L. Trombla, Howard W. Watts History of Veterans Day World War I – known at the time as “The Great War” - officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France. Read more....

http://www1.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp