Veterans Day, celebrated on the 11th day of the 11th month, honors all military veterans.
It's a day to thank the soldiers, sailors and Marines in your community and to honor their service by displaying the flag.
Veterans Day is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice, which ended the World War I hostilities between the Allied nations and Germany in 1918.
Memorial Day, celebrated on the last Monday in May, is often thought of as the first day of summer.
It's meaning is deeper than that.
Memorial Day, first celebrated in 1868, is an older holiday than Veterans Day. It is a day to remember all the men and women who gave their lives in the defense of the nation during all wars.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
