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honor their love of their country and their willingness to sacrifice

Name everything to protect it.

Whom Do You Honor on Veterans Day?


Whom Do You Honor on Veterans Day?
By Mary Lynn Bushong Questions

On November 11, we 1. What is the date for Veterans Day?


honor veterans and their A. July 4
service to America. Have B. November 11
you wondered who veterans C. October 31
are and why we honor D. December 25
them? Veterans are people
who serve in the armed 2. Who are veterans?
forces. They do not have to A. people who serve in the armed forces
take part in a war to be a B. people who fly airplanes
veteran. Just having served C. people who are old
in one of the branches of the military is enough. D. people who help sick animals
So when did Veterans Day begin? The original name for Veterans 3. In order to be a ______, you must have served in the armed
Day was Armistice Day. It was called that by President Woodrow forces.
Wilson on November 11, 1919, on the first anniversary of the end of
World War I. It did not become a national holiday until 1938.
Originally, it was a day to honor the veterans who fought in the "Great
War" (World War I), just as Memorial Day originally honored those
who died in the Civil War. It was also a day to promote peace.

In 1953, Alfred King, a small business owner, wanted to change that.


He thought that the veterans of all wars should be honored, something
that was supported by veterans groups. He spoke to his local chamber
of commerce. People overwhelmingly supported the idea. Their 4. The author's purpose for writing this story was to ______.
congressmen liked the idea as well and introduced a bill to change the A. describe WWI
holiday. On June 1, 1954, President Eisenhower signed it into law. B. persuade the reader to serve in the armed forces
C. entertain the reader with stories of veterans
The date was changed in 1968 to be in line with the Uniform Holiday D. inform people about the history of Veterans Day
Bill which moved four national holidays to be celebrated on Mondays
so government workers could have long weekends. The bill took
effect in 1971. There was such an outcry about changing the long
standing November 11 date to the last Monday in October that it was
changed back in 1978.

It is no small thing to spend years of your life serving your country,


whether there is war or peace. Veterans Day is a day to honor all of
those men and women, whether they are alive or dead. It is a day to

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