<P> Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday , observed annually on November 11 , that honors military veterans ; that is , persons who served in the United States Armed Forces . It coincides with other holidays , including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of 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 , when the Armistice with Germany went into effect . The United States previously observed Armistice Day . The U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 . </P>
<P> Veterans Day is an official United States public holiday , observed annually on November 11 , that honors military veterans ; that is , persons who served in the United States Armed Forces . It coincides with other holidays , including Armistice Day and Remembrance Day , celebrated in other countries that mark the anniversary of the end of 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 , when the Armistice with Germany went into effect . The United States previously observed Armistice Day . The U.S. holiday was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 . </P>
when is veterans day celebrated in the us
when is veterans day celebrated in the us
November 11
November 11