Is Veterans Day A Federal Holiday ? - 10 Facts About Veterans Day | Happy Veterans Day USA Facts

Is Veterans Day A Federal Holiday ? - 10 Facts About Veterans Day | Happy Veterans Day USA Facts

Yes! Veterans Day is a big festival in the United States Of America. As it is big and an important for the citizens of that country as there whole was dependable on the world war 1st. As the world war ended in 1919 all citizens. On that time of war many people lost there home there lives and everything they had. So due to this reason Veterans Day is been celebrated from last 60 years. 

Here Are Some 10 Facts About The Veterans Day :-

1) Veterans are people who served in the military (US Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Coast Guard) in times of war or peace.

2) In 2013, there were 38,140 veterans who served through all the World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War eras. Help a veteran share their experience in service to combat feelings of isolation. Sign up for Soldier Statements.


3) In the United States, Veterans Day is celebrated on November 11 every year, the same day that World War I hostilities formally ended (at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month).


4) Veterans Day, which pays tribute to all veterans, living or dead, differs from Memorial Day during   which we pay tribute to those who lost their lives in combat.


5) There are currently over 2 million female veterans in the United States.
  

6) 3 states are home to more than a million veterans: California (1.8 million), Florida (1.5 million),   and Texas (1.7 million).


7) The unemployment rate of post-9/11 veterans (aka “Gulf War-era II veterans”) is 6.2%.


8) Nearly 10 million veterans are age 65 or older.


9) Veterans make up 12% of the adult homeless population.

10) 70% of homeless veterans suffer from substance abuse, while 50% experience mental health issues such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), which makes it harder to maintain relationships and hold down a job.

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Happy Veterans Day Facts History - Interesting Facts About The Veterans Day

Wednesday, November 11th is the date for the Veterans Day this year . Last year it occured on Tuesday. So veterans is commonly been known and is been celebrated for the coming in of peace and ending up of the wars and all the killings of the innocent people who just came in between because they are mistakenly the citizen of that particular country.

World War II veteran Raymond Weeks from Birmingham, Alabama, in 1945 had the idea to expand Armistice Day or the Veterans Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who died in World War I. The idea of National Veterans Day was supported by Dwight Eisenhower.  In 1947 Weeks led the first national celebration in Alabama and annually until his death in 1985. Weeks at the White House with the Presidential Citizenship Medal in 1982 was honored by President Reagan as the driving force for the national holiday. Elizabeth Dole, who prepared the briefing for President Reagan, determined Weeks as the "Father of Veterans Day."

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