Veterans Day Closures in Fairfax City
What's open and closed during the holiday.
Here's a look at what Fairfax City offices and services will be closed for the federal observation of Veterans Day. Monday, Nov. 12 Tuesday, Nov. 13
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Tell Us About Your Favorite Veteran
Share a picture and story about your favorite veteran this Veterans Day.
Have a favorite story about your favorite veteran you want to share? We want to hear all about it. Upload a picture and caption here on Patch about a fond story you remember about that special veteran that was in your life. Throughout Veterans Day, you can check back to see pictures and read stories from others. Veterans Day was first celebrated as Armistice Day in November 1919, when President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed it a holiday, saying "to us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy…
Veterans Day Events in Northern Virginia
Local residents will commemorate Veterans Day.
On Sunday, Veterans Day, Americans will honor military veterans with ceremonies and tributes. Nov. 11 (the legal public holiday for Veterans Day), falls on a Sunday. For most federal employees, Monday, Nov. 12, will be treated as a holiday for pay and leave purposes. Veterans Day has its roots in Armistice Day, which was proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919. Seven years later, President Calvin Coolidge issued another proclamation to commemorate Armistice Day with ceremonies. Armistice Day was officially changed in 1956 to Veterans Day. You can read President Obama's 2012 proclamation for Veterans Day here. The following events will take place across Northern Virginia in observance of Veterans Day: Arlington Memorial Cemetery …
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Friday, November 11, 2011
Obama: Veterans Teach Us 'There is No Threat We Cannot Meet'
The president placed a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and offered remarks at Arlington National Cemetery's Memorial Amphitheater on Friday.
President Barack Obama, in his remarks Friday at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater, compared today’s servicemen and women to the Greatest Generation that faced the hardships of World War II. Obama also noted the upcoming holidays would serve as a season of homecomings following the end of the war in Iraq and the anticipated withdrawal of combat troops from Afghanistan. Over the next five years, 1 million troops will return to civilian life. “This generation of service members – this 9/11 Generation – has borne the burden of our security during a hard decade of sacrifice. Our servicemen and women make up less than 1 percent of Americans, but also more than 1 million military spouses and 2 million children and millions more…
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Thousands Honor Veterans at Arlington National Cemetery
Young and old gathered to remember and honor America's armed services.
Families and strangers, youth groups and veterans, and people of all political persuasions came together Friday at Arlington National Cemetery’s Memorial Amphitheater to honor the men and women who have served this country. The National Veterans Day Observance ceremony featured a traditional laying of the wreath at the Tomb of the Unknowns and remarks by President Barack Obama. Even among the younger attendants, it was a time of reflection. “It’s important because you get to honor your country,” said 14-year-old Leon Wilcox, one of 50 Navy ROTC cadets who came to the ceremony from Paint Branch High School in Burtonsville, Md. “I get to honor my relatives – I’ve had a lot in the military who have died,” he said. “It’s important to remember …
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