Every November 11th, communities across the country unite and pay their respects and give thanks to those who served and are serving in the United States military. The day commemorates the sacrifice and bravery of the U.S. veterans. 

(L-R) The Delta Diablo Detachment 1555 of The Marine Corps League Honor Guard, Color Sergeant, Harold Dominguez; Commandant, Don Hester; member, Roger W Settlemyer; member, Samuel Mathues; member, Robert Beresford; Judge Advocate, Doug Switzer and member, Duane Edwards, at the Oakley Veterans Day Ceremony at Civic Center Plaza on Nov. 11, 2022. (Ray Saint Germain/Bay City News)
Keynote speaker Don Goodrich, a US Navy Veteran who served three tours in Vietnam, speaks during Veterans Day event at American Legion Post 22 in Lodi. (Harika Maddala/ Bay City News / Catchlight Local)
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According to the Department of Veteran Affairs, the holiday was originally called Armistice Day — the end of World War I marked with the signing of an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany, which went into effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.  

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