Dr. Mary Rorro will perform special song “Thank You Veterans!” on Veterans Day in the Princeton University Chapel. A Veteran, 96, wrote the arrangement.
This year, Sgt. 1st Class Chelsea Porterfield became only the 5th woman to guard the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. She was also the first woman Sergeant of the Guard. Learn more about the guard and Porterfield.
Veterans Day should be a call to action for all Americans to serve those who have served, VA Secretary Denis McDonough said Nov. 9 during a National Press Club event in Washington, D.C.
As we celebrate Veterans Day this week, there is no […]
VA and several national level organizations are hosting 2021 Veterans Day virtual events due to the current COVID-19 pandemic.
The public will be able to walk on the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier Plaza and lay flowers in front of the Tomb on Nov. 9 and 10, 2021. The flower ceremony will start at 8 a.m. Nov. 9 with representatives from the Crow Nation placing flowers at the Tomb. They will recite a prayer in honor of Chief Plenty Coups, who served as a scout for the U.S. Army.
Veterans Day 2021 discounts, free meals, and services for Veterans nationwide.
An author-illustrator of children’s books and advocate for military families is this year’s Veterans Day poster contest winner.
The 2021 National Veterans Day Poster Contest is underway. Each year the Veterans Day National Committee publishes a commemorative Veterans Day poster.
A special partnership helped feed 500 Veterans and families in Salt Lake City. An army of volunteers handed out holiday meals donated by the community. A Veteran was glad he was still remembered.
Nov. 11, 1919: “Business will be suspended in city today, All to join in the Welcome Home Celebration.” That was the start of the Veterans Day observance in Leavenworth, Kansas.
Omar Bradley and doctors met the moment and ushered in sweeping changes resulting in the creation of the Department of Medicine and Surgery, the precursor to today’s Veterans Health Administration.