On Veterans Day, 10 photos of troops returning home this year
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Version 0 of 1. On the 11th day of the 11th hour of the 11th day of November in 1918, the armistice between Germany and the Allied Powers went into effect, ending The Great War after more than four years of fighting and the deaths of more than 9 million troops and 7 million civilians. Armistice Day grew out of that momentous occasion, and was celebrated in numerous countries across the world. It became a federal holiday in the United States in 1938, and was renamed Veterans Day in 1954, after World War II and the Korean War created millions of new war veterans, according to an Army history of the holiday. The holiday is sometimes confused with Memorial Day, which is celebrated in May and has a different purpose: honoring America’s fallen service members. Veterans Day is meant to honor all those who have served, both in combat and outside of it. In honor of the holiday, here’s a simple tribute on Checkpoint: 10 photos of service members returning from deployments: |