Veterans Day

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  1. 3. From 1971-1974 Veterans Day was celebrated on this day in October
  2. 5. The final resting place of more than 400,000 military service members and their families
  3. 9. The original name for Veterans Day which marked the anniversary of the temporary cessation of hostilities in WWI
  4. 12. The newest branch of the armed forces, formed less than 4 years ago
  5. 13. This branch of the armed forces uses a type of round national insignia called a roundel
  6. 14. The oldest branch of the armed forces, created on June 14, 1775
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  1. 1. Every year on Veterans Day the President lays a wreath at The Tomb of...
  2. 2. Veterans Day became this kind of holiday in 1938
  3. 4. The day in November that we celebrate Veterans Day every year
  4. 6. The official colors of this branch of the armed forces are blue and gold
  5. 7. This President changed the name to Veterans Day in 1954
  6. 8. The official march of this branch is called "Always Ready, Always There!"
  7. 9. Because Veterans Day doesn't belong to veterans but rather is about honoring them, it doesn't have an...
  8. 10. This branch of the armed forces uses the motto "Semper Fidelis," meaning "always faithful"
  9. 11. The branch of the armed forces in charge of maritime security, search and rescue, and law enforcement service