User blog:ARTaylor/Veterans Day 2017

In the United States of America, today is Veterans Day. It is used to honor all military veterans, those who previously served in the United States Military. The day is observed on the closest weekday but is officially set every year on November 11th. The day was picked for the end of World War I when Germany signed the armistice surrendering to the United States of America, United Kingdom, and France in 1918. Other nations celebrate Armistice Day and Remembrance Day celebrating the same event. The United States previously celebrated Armistice Day until the nation renamed the event to Veterans Day in 1954.