US Veterans Day is November 11, 2008
Veterans Day is an
American holiday honoring military
veterans. Both a
federal holiday and a
state holiday in all states, it's always celebrated on November 11th each year. However, if it occurs on a Sunday then the following Monday is designated for holiday leave, and if it occurs Saturday then either Saturday or Friday may be so designated.
[1] It is also celebrated as
Armistice Day or
Remembrance Day in other parts of the world, falling on
November 11, the anniversary of the signing of the
Armistice that ended
World War I. (Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of
the Armistice.) The holiday is commonly printed as
Veteran's Day or
Veterans' Day in calendars and advertisements. While these spellings are grammatically acceptable, the United States government has declared that the
attributive (no apostrophe) rather than the
possessive case is the official spelling. Read More From
Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For Veterans' Day in the United Kingdom, see
Veterans' Day UK.
The jack of the United States is a maritime flag representing United States nationality flown on the jackstaff in the bow of its vessels. The U.S. Navy is a prime user of jacks, but they are also used by ships of the Coast Guard, Military Sealift Command, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other governmental entities. "The jack is flown on the bow (front) of a ship and the ensign is flown on the stern (rear) of a ship when anchored or moored. Once underway, the ensign is flown from the main mast."[1]
