{"id":12966,"date":"2025-11-05T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/?p=12966"},"modified":"2025-11-05T16:41:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-05T21:41:38","slug":"interesting-facts-about-veterans-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/floridanewsline.com\/Clone2\/bugle\/interesting-facts-about-veterans-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Interesting facts about Veterans Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Special to The Bugle<br><a href=\"mailto:mail@bradfordville.com\">mail@bradfordville.com<br><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each November, individuals across the United States gather to remember and honor the brave men and women who devoted their lives to maintaining the freedoms U.S. residents continue to enjoy. Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 and pays tribute to all American veterans \u2014 including the living and deceased \u2014 but especially thanks the living veterans who served honorably during war or peacetime, according to History.com.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Veterans Day originally was known as Armistice Day, which was established to commemorate the end of World War I. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower officially changed the name of the holiday to Veterans Day in an effort to recognize all veterans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That name change is just one of many interesting facts about Veterans Day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 November 11, 1918, was largely considered the end of the \u201cwar to end all wars,\u201d even though the Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended World War I, was signed roughly seven months later on June 28, 1919.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 While Veterans Day is an American holiday, Canada, Great Britain, Australia, and France also honor the veterans of World War I and World War II on or near November 11th. Canada celebrates Remembrance Day, while Britain observes Remembrance Sunday each year on the second Sunday of November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Data from the Department of Veterans Affairs says there are around 19 million U.S. veterans as of 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Arlington National Cemetery outside of Washington, D.C., holds an annual memorial service on both Memorial Day and Veterans Day. That cemetery is home to the graves of more than 400,000 people, most of whom served in the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Gulf War-era veterans now account for the largest percentage of all U.S. veterans, surpassing the number of Vietnam War-era veterans by almost two million, according to the VA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 Memorial Day is a time to remember those who died in battle or from wounds suffered in battle. However, Veterans Day honors all of the people who served their country, including both living and deceased veterans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The United States Bureau of Labor Statistics indicates women make up approximately 10 percent of the veteran population. By 2025, that number is expected to climb to 12 percent.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 In 2016, President Barack Obama signed the Veterans Day Moment of Silence Act. At 3:11 p.m. (Atlantic Standard Time) on Veterans Day, a moment of silence is observed and continues for 120 seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The last living American WWI veteran died in 2011. His name was Frank Buckles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 In 2021, 37 percent of veterans were age 70 and older, according to Pew Research. An additional 36 percent of veterans were between the ages of 50 and 69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u2022 The U.S. Census Bureau indicates the percentage of the American population with military experience is on the decline. In 2018, about 7 percent of U.S. adults were veterans, down from 18 percent in 1980.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Special to The Buglemail@bradfordville.com Each November, individuals across the United States gather to remember and honor the brave men and women who devoted their lives to maintaining the freedoms U.S. residents continue to enjoy. 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