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Opinion
Published
11/11/09
Much to the confusion and dissatisfaction of Americans, particularly veterans, Veterans Day came on Oct. 25 in 1971. It was part of the federal effort, under the Uniform Holiday Act, to turn four federal holidays into annual excuses for three-day weekends. Find Us On Facebook
In the case of Veterans Day, it didn't take. Too many people still remembered that the holiday - originally Armistice Day - commemorated the end of World War I: the armistice that took effect at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. Marking it at any other time seemed absurd, as well as disrespectful to the veterans of that war. After President Gerald Ford signed...
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