US News. Will US schools be closed on Veterans ... was renamed Veterans Day in 1954. Memorial Day, observed on May 30, honors those who died while in military service Because it is a federal ...
Each year, on the fourth Thursday in November, US citizens gather with their friends and family to celebrate what they are thankful for. The day is meant to commemorate the first Thanksgiving in ...
who stood outside the war memorial site, practicing “Amazing Grace” before the event. This is the 27th year that he has played at the Veterans Day ceremony, he said. “It is important that ...