How to Observe Veterans Day

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Observe Veterans Day Observe Veterans Day

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Veterans Day is a legal U.S. holiday observed each year on November 11. It honors all veterans, living and dead, who fought in wars since World War I.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Step1
Check the Veterans Day home page of the Department of Veterans Affairs (va.gov) to find out if you live near an official Veterans Day Regional Site.
Step2
Call your local school principal to volunteer your time for Veterans Day activities. Since school is not in session on the holiday, a celebration will most likely be held a few days earlier.
Step3
Call someone you know who served in the armed forces, just to say thanks.
Step4
Attend a Veterans Day parade in your community to show your support.
Step5
Hang an American flag outside your home.

Tips & Warnings

  • If you live in or around Washington, D.C., visit one of the many memorials to U.S. soldiers who lost their lives in battle.

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chrissie said

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on 11/12/2007 My father was a veteran. Happy Veteran's Day, Daddy. Rest in Peace.

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on 9/17/2007 Submit a video to www.honoravet.org

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on 11/22/2005 Set a place at your table in memory of those who served in the armed forces in past wars.

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on 11/22/2005 My students will hear a story about
WWII &/or Veteran's Day, and then
write a personal letter to a WWII
Veteran. (I'll mail them.)

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