Important Dates to Remember
Armed Forces Day Third Saturday in May
Celebrates the United States Army, Navy, Air Force Marine Corps and Coast
Guard.
Flag
Day June 14
Flag day is a flag-related holiday – The nation's adoption of its flag.
Gold Star Mother's Day Last Sunday in September
Shortly after World War I the Gold Star Mothers Club was formed in the United
States to provide support for mothers that lost sons or daughters in the
war. The name came from the custom of families of service members hanging
a banner called a Service Flag in the window of their homes. The Service
Flag had a star for each family member in the military. Living service
members were represented by a blue star, and those who had lost their lives
were
represented by a gold star.
Memorial Day Last Monday in May each year
Honors the nation's war dead; marks the unofficial beginning of the summer
season. (traditionally May 30)
National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day July 27 of each year
National POW/MIA Recognition Day September Patriot Day September 11 of each year
Patriot Day is designated in memory of the nearly three thousand who died
in the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Peace Officers Memorial Day May 15 each year
Memorial Day in honor of Federal, State, and local officers killed or disabled
in the line of duty.
Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day December 7 of each year
Veterans Day November 11 (or nearest weekday)
Honors all veterans of the United States armed forces. A traditional
observation is a moment of silence at 11 AM remembering those who fought
for peace.
(Commemorates the cease-fire in the 1918 armistice which was scheduled
for "the
eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month.")
"And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country." John F. Kennedy
List of observances in the United States by presidential proclamation. (2008,
July 23). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 22:14, August 3,
2008, from Wikipedia |
