This Wednesday, we celebrated Veteran's Day with a day off of school. A whole twenty-four hours of staying home. We should really be thankful for all of the veterans that have served in the United States military. This holiday is always celebrated on November eleventh every year. It is on the anniversary day of the end of World War I which the peace treaty was signed on the eleventh month on the eleventh day on the eleventh hour. Veteran's Day was originally named Armistice Day and was first celebrated on November 11, 1919. June 1, 1954 was when the United States changed the name to Veterans Day, honoring all military veterans. In 1926, Congress passed a resolution for an annual observance and in 1938, Nov. 11 became a national holiday. There are roughly 24 million living veterans and we should be thankful for all of them, living or dead. Sadly, there are more than 5.5 million U.S. veterans living with a disability. There are 1.6 million female veterans. 2.3 million were African American. And 1.1 million were Hispanic. In 1954, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation changing the name to Veterans Day. I think it is good to have this holiday in the United States and in other parts of the world because we need to really respect all the things the veterans have done for us in wars and battles. It is good to have a strong military protect us and ensure us safety. http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/
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