HONOLULU (Island News) -- Today, November 11, 2024, marks Veterans Day, a federal holiday dedicated to honoring the men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. This day commemorates the end of World War I on November 11, 1918, and this year, the nation observes the 70th anniversary of the holiday.

Under the leadership of the Waimea High School senior instructors, retired U.S. Army Colonel, Jerome Freeman and retired U.S. Army Sergeant Major Keith Castaneda, the Waimea High School JROTC battalion joined several hundred guests and dignitaries to pay tribute to all veterans during the Kauai Veterans Council Veterans Day Observance at Kauai Veterans Cemetery on Monday.

In a Tuesday morning ceremony, veterans and government officials gathered in Heritage Hall at the state Capitol to recognize Michigan’s more than 516,000 veterans.  Following the presentation of colors from members of the Dewitt Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 671,

A day after celebrating his birthday and the birthday of the U.S. Marine Corps, 88-year-old Richard Hotchkiss was among dozens of former military members who observed Veterans Day at Active

Banks, the post office, and other services will not be operating during normal hours this federal holiday. However, financial markets are open for business. Today (Monday, November 11, 2024) is Veterans Day.

World War I, when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany started on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

The federal holiday always falls on November 11, regardless of what day of the week on which it falls and has been observed since 1919.

Since 2011, they have funneled millions of dollars into nonprofits and programs supporting veterans and first responder causes, most notably with their Memorial Day march across t