lundi 12 novembre 2012

Veterans Day 2012

Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, and the date was chosen for its symbolic significance, according to the National Geographic. “November 11 was intended to observe the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month, which marked the armistice of World War I.”  (Veterans Day : The Examiner

 Here are some artistic depictions of Veterans Day, on which the U.S. honors and remembers the past service to the country of our veterans.


 Veterans are offered many discounts and free meals on this day:
An image showing unity towards honoring veterans.


Google even observes the holiday, changing their search engine banner:





Images from The Washington Post.


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