November 11
Armistice Day observed
November 11 is a date of commemoration in many countries.
In the United States, it is Veterans Day, honoring all who have served in the armed forces.
In the United Kingdom, Canada, and other Commonwealth nations, it is Remembrance Day, marking the 1918 armistice that ended World War I fighting.
The eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month carries symbolic weight: They observed a moment of silence on November 11.
- Veterans DayHoliday honoring military service
- Remembrance DayMemorial for fallen soldiers
- remembranceAct of holding something in mind
- lest we forgetMemorial exhortation against forgetting
- poppiesFlowering plants, often red
red poppy · soldiers · war dead · WWI · ceasefire · memorial · veteran memorial · eleventh hour · truce · fallen · sacrifice · parade · military · military service · peace · war · trenches · silence
- WWI PeacemakingTreaty of Versailles, Versailles Treaty, Paris Peace Conference, armistice talks, peace treaty
- WWItrenches, no man's land, no mans land, trench warfare, armistice
- Military HolidaysMemorial Day, Veterans Day, fallen heroes, remembrance, veteran
- American WWIdoughboys, General Pershing, Argonne, Western Front, over there
- shoppingbuying, shopping cart, shop, purchases, sale
November 11Memorial Day
Holiday honoring military dead
declaration of war · D-Day · Pearl Harbor Day · Decoration Day · September 11