Veterans
Day
is similar to Memorial Day - a solemn day of remembrance
for soldiers who served in the US armed forces.
One difference between the two holidays is that
Veterans day honors all who were killed in service
to their country. Formerly known as Armistice
Day, Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11
because it is the day of truce for the end of
World War II.
The
same solemn holiday is observed in in Europe,
Canada and Australia as Remembrance Day. No matter
what the name, November 11 is a day when citizens
in Australia, Europe and 
North
America visit graveyards, attend parades and ceremonies
and wear red poppies on
their lapels (Buddy Poppies) in remembrance
of the men and women who died in service to their
country in WWII and other armed conflicts.
Click
here to
read more about Buddy poppies, Flanders Fields,
and Remembrance/Memorial Day observances.
