Memorial Day<\/em> honors\u00a0those who have died\u00a0while in military service.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n – – – – – – – –<\/span><\/p>\n Don\u2019t forget that<\/em><\/span>\u00a0NATIONAL TODAY \/ NATIONAL DAY CALENDAR<\/span>.. Are the sources of most, but not 100%, of the information on our various \u201cDays\u201d.<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n Veterans Day, observed annually on November 11, is a tribute to military veterans who have served in the U.S. Armed Forces.\u00a0<\/p>\n Veterans Day honors all military veterans, including those still with us. Not to be confused with Memorial Day, which honors those who died while in service<\/em><\/span>, Veterans Day honors all military veterans, including those still with us.<\/p>\n Veterans Day is observed annually on November 11. It\u2019s a holiday honoring men and women who have served in the U.S. armed forces, on the anniversary of the end of World War I.<\/p>\n Veterans Day, originally celebrated as Armistice Day<\/em><\/span>, was first issued on November 11, 1919, by President Woodrow Wilson a year after the end of World War I. The purpose of Armistice Day was to honor the fallen soldiers of the Great War for their sacrifice and bravery. Seven years later, in 1926, Congress adopted a resolution requesting that President Calvin Coolidge issue annual proclamations on November 11, making Armistice Day a legal holiday.<\/p>\n In 1945, World War II veteran Raymond Weeks had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans rather than just the ones who died in World War I. He led a delegation to General Dwight Eisenhower, who was all for the idea. Weeks then organized the first Veterans Day celebration in 1945 in Alabama and every year since, until he died in 1985. In 1982, he was honored by President Reagan with the Presidential Citizenship Medal. Weeks was also named the \u2018Father of Veterans Day\u2019 by Elizabeth Dole.<\/p>\n Veterans Day Tid-Bits..<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n 19.5 million \u2013 the approximate number of veterans in the United States. As of 2019, the states with the highest percentage of veterans were Alaska, Wyoming, and Virginia.<\/p>\n 9% of all veterans in the U.S. are women.<\/p>\n – – – – – – – –<\/span><\/p>\n My father served in the United States Coast Guard. I first served in the United States Marine Corps. After I completed my service in the Marine Corps, I was commissioned as an officer in the United States Navy Seabees. My eldest son served in the United States Army. My youngest son served in the United States Air Force. Patti\u2019s father and older brother served in the United States Navy.<\/p>\n In general I make it a point to speak to former veterans whenever I meet one in public, and to thank them for their service.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot_20241110-203228_Chrome.jpg\")
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\n9 million \u2013 the number of veterans over the age of 65.
\n5.06 million \u2013 the number of veterans receiving disability compensation.
\n2 million \u2013 the number of female veterans of those receiving disability compensation.
\n500,000 \u2013 the number of World War II veterans still living in the United States.
\n1.56 million \u2013 the number of veterans in California, the highest number in the country.
\n1.46 million \u2013 the number of veterans in Texas, the second-highest number in the country.
\n11% \u2013 the percentage of veterans who experience homelessness.
\n50% \u2013 the percentage of veterans experiencing homelessness who also live with a mental illness like PTSD.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Screenshot_20241110-203219_Chrome.jpg\")
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