Veterans Day

On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, there was a temporary cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I as a consequence of the armistice signed by the Allies and Germany.

US Troops Celebrate General Pershing's Armistice Order

Most everywhere else this day in history is celebrated as Armistice Day.  

On its first anniversary President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11, 1919 as the first celebration of Armistice Day.  In 1938 this day officially became a federal holiday.  Later, in the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became known as Veterans Day in the United States.  And while the allied nations honor members of their armed forces on Armistice Day – we commemorate it as Veterans Day. 

Sure, we call it something different here in America – nevertheless the sentiment is the same.

If you have an opportunity be sure to watch the remake of All Quiet on the Western Front on Netflix.   A gripping remake of a classic ode to the futility of war.