An Act (52 Stat. 351; 5 U.S. Code, Sec. 87a) approved May 13, 1938, made the 11th of November in each year a legal holiday; “a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace and to be thereafter celebrated and known as ‘Armistice Day’.” …Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing “Armistice” with Veterans, and it has been known as Veterans Day since. (from Wikipedia)

Bumper-Sticker Patriotism Is No Way to Honor Our Veterans by Aaron Sorkin (I found this a thought-provoking piece. What do you think?)

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