• Apply to host VA-recognized 2024 Regional Veterans Day Observance

    VA and the Veterans Day National Committee (VDNC) encourages cities, towns and non-profit groups to apply to hold VA-recognized regional Veterans Day observances. Here's how to apply.

  • Best of 2023: Top Veteran Resources of the Year

    Every week, VA sends a newsletter that is jam-packed with resources like free concert tickets, farming assistance, workout programs, national park passes and Veteran discounts on hundreds of services. VA makes no endorsements of the privately offered resources, but we share them to generate awareness of all that’s available to the Veteran community. Here are the Top 10 most popular Veteran resources from 2023:

  • The history of Veterans Day

    Veterans Day National Ceremony is held on Nov. 11 at Arlington National Cemetery. A color guard honors America’s war dead in a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

  • Canteen Service offers free breakfast in honor of Veterans Day

    Celebrating Veterans Day with special deals for Veterans, including free breakfast, coffee and shipping for online orders.

  • Find your Veterans Day events

    November marks National Veteran and Military Families Month, highlighted by Veterans Day on Saturday, November 11. This list of Veterans Day and Veterans Month events is organized by state and will continue to be updated as we learn of more events.

  • The difference between Veterans Day and Memorial Day

    Memorial Day, which is observed on the last Monday in May, was originally set aside as a day for remembering and honoring military personnel who died in the service of their country, particularly those who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained in battle.

  • Veterans Day originated at the end of World War I

    World War I—known at the time as “The Great War”—officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed on June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles near the town of Versailles, France. However, fighting ceased seven months earlier when an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of “the way to end all wars.”

  • Veterans Day National Committee selects Veterans Day Regional Sites for 2023

    This year, Veterans Day ceremonies recognized by VA will be held in 66 communities throughout 34 states and the District of Columbia to honor the nation's veterans.  

  • 2023 Veterans Day poster contest winner is…

    Gene Russell, an Army Veteran and VA employee, submitted the winning design for the 2023 Veterans Day Poster Contest.

  • Apply to host VA-recognized 2023 Regional Veterans Day observance

    To ensure fitting Veterans Day tributes occur across the country, VA and the Veterans Day National Committee (VDNC) encourage communities and non-profit organizations to submit applications to host VA-recognized regional Veterans Day observances.

  • 2023 National Veterans Day Poster Contest Open for submissions

    VA and the Veterans Day National Committee are now accepting submissions for the 2023 Veterans Day Poster Contest. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. (EDT) on April 1, 2023.

  • Musicians On Call perform for Tennessee Veterans

    Tennessee Veterans and staff were treated to a Veterans Day concert hosted by Musicians On Call and Wrangler at Alvin C. York VA in Murfreesboro, Tennessee.