How Armistice Day Became Veterans Day

[AGBF]

I have been participating in a thread in the Royal Jewels forum about what some members of the British Royal family wore on Remembrance Sunday. It led me to post about World War I and the War Poets and poppies. When Ii saw this article in on-line version of "The New York Times" today I thought I would share it here in Hangout because it is oriented more towards the United States. It tells the story of how Armistice Day became veterans Day here in the US.

How Armistice Day Became Veterans Day in the United States

The holiday, which originally marked the end of World War I, was broadened in the 1950s to honor all veterans.

www.nytimes.com

 

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[Garnetgirl]

Thanks for the interesting article, @AGBF.
It led me to google how Armistice Day became Remembrance Day here in Canada.
I participated in a Remembrance Day ceremony in my town today.
A list of all the town’s former residents who died in WWI, WWII and Korea was read.
It was touching and solemn, and made their sacrifice so much more real to me.