Veterans Day

Veterans Day

Updated: November 11, 2012

Veterans day was first celebrated in 1919 as a mark to the end of WWI. Celebrate Veterans Day by brushing up on your knowledge of our military!

Put the memorials timeline back in order, get the untold stories behind famous war photos, and find out how you can honor veterans and how others are by exploring the Medal of Honor page.
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Interactive: Veterans Day Timeline

See if you can line up these veterans memorials by their dedication dates.

 
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Video: A Hero Comes Home

Once a football star, Travis Mills returned from Afghanistan with four prosthetic limbs.

 
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Famous Memorials

You've heard of them, but what do they look like? See for yourself.

 
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Medal of Honor

How civilians and vets are doing their part to help today's soldiers.

 
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Video: Veteran's Day 2010

What it's like when your Dad returns from Iraq.

 
 
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