We honor Veterans Day on November 11

Veterans Day is a time for us to pay our respects to those who have served. As a veteran-owned business, we are especially proud to stand united in respect for all of our veterans.

This holiday started as a day to reflect upon the heroism of those who died in our country’s service and was originally called Armistice Day. It fell on Nov. 11 because that is the anniversary of the signing of the Armistice that ended World War I. However, in 1954, the holiday was changed to “Veterans Day” in order to account for all veterans in all wars, according to Military.com.

Today we continue to celebrate the day as Veterans Day, still recognizing the original tie with November 11. That means Veterans Day is on the same day every year — November 11 — regardless of on which day of the week it falls.

Here’s a Military.com video about five additional things you may not know about Veterans Day.