This particular date recognizes the Armistice of 11 November 1918, the formal agreement that marked the official end of World War I. On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month in 1918, allied ...

WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden, whose son Beau was an Iraq war veteran, used his first Veterans Day in office to announce an effort to better understand, identify and treat medical conditions ...

Veterans Day is Monday, Nov. 11, an opportunity for Americans to honor all who’ve served in the U.S. armed forces. The federal holiday is observed on Nov. 11 because an armistice signed between the ...

A holiday established to honor members of the armed forces is coming during a government shutdown, affecting paychecks.