The Eleventh Hour: Why We Honor Veterans on November 11

At 11 o'clock on the morning of November 11, 1918, 108 years ago, the guns of World War I fell silent. Americans first remembered that day as Armistice Day. In 1954, after many more had served in World War II and Korea, Congress renamed it Veterans Day to honor everyone who has served in our armed forces. Each year we pause on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. Every good thing we enjoy was protected by someone who gave something up, and some sacrifices are too great for words, so we honor them in silence.

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