Thursday is Armistice Day, now called Veterans Day to honor American veterans of all wars.
On this day precisely at 11 a.m. at Arlington National Cemetery the Veteran's Day ceremony will begin with a wreath laid at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The ceremony will continue inside the Memorial Amphitheater with a parade of colors by veterans' organizations and remarks from dignitaries. This special ceremony is intended to honor and thank all who served in the United States Armed Forces.
Why precisely 11 a.m. and on November 11? World War 1 fighting ceased when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. World War 1 was know at the time as "The Great War" and regarded as the war to end all wars.
Armistice Day was commemorated to honor those who died during the war and to be a day dedicated to the cause of world peace. In 1954 the name was changed to Veterans Day to honor American veterans of all wars. Veteran's Day is celebrated Nov. 11 no matter what day of the week it falls on.
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