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Old 11-11-2012, 09:52 AM  
fistinface
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Originally Posted by Rochard View Post
Veterans Day is when we celebrate and thank everyone who has ever served in the US Military. Memorial Day is similar, but Memorial Day is when we remember those who have died while serving our country.
End of World War I related observances:

Armistice Day (New Zealand, France, Belgium and Serbia)
Independence Day, commemorates the anniversary of Poland's assumption of independent statehood in 1918 (Poland)
Remembrance Day (United Kingdom and the Commonwealth of Nations, including Australia and Canada)
Veterans Day, called Armistice Day until 1954, when the holiday was rededicated to be in honor all American military, naval, and Air Force, veterans. (United States)

America isn't the only country on Earth.
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