What is Veterans Day?
Answers USCIS accepts
- A holiday to honor people in the (U.S.) military
- A holiday to honor people who have served (in the U.S. military)
What does this answer mean?
Veterans Day is a holiday to honor people in the U.S. military. USCIS also accepts "a holiday to honor people who have served in the U.S. military."
It's a federal holiday celebrated every year on November 11. The date comes from the end of World War I: the fighting stopped with an armistice on November 11, 1918, at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month. The holiday was first known as Armistice Day.
After World War II and the Korean War, Congress changed its purpose. In 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars, and President Dwight Eisenhower issued the first Veterans Day proclamation.
Don't mix it up with Memorial Day. Memorial Day, in May, remembers those who died in military service, while Veterans Day honors everyone who has served, and it's primarily a tribute to living veterans.
At the interview, say "a holiday to honor people in the military."
Memory tip
November 11: thank a veteran.
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