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You will find many Veterans Day closings today to honor the men and women of the U.S. military. Veterans Day is a state and federal holiday, so expect the following to be closed: Post Offices Federal Offices State Offices Most ...

Pucker up for our troops on Veterans Day. Photo: Daisuke Shirako/Flickr Cosmopolitan and Maybelline New York have teamed up to honor our veterans and send a little love to our troops overseas with their "Kisses for the Troops" campaign. On ...

Veterans Day activities help kids understand the holiday. Photo: John-Morgan/Flickr Veterans Day activities will be taking place all over the country on Wednesday, November 11. Veterans Day, also known as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, is a ...

Last year, legendary Philadelphia soul songwriter and producer Kenny Gamble released his arrangement of the song "I Am An American" to honor his brother Carl, a Vietnam veteran. This year, to honor all veterans of that war, Gamble is releasing a ...

Communities around the country honor veterans. Photo: ronnie44052/Flickr On Wednesday, November 11, communities around the country will honor military veterans with the fanfare and music of Veterans Day parades. In New York City, 1,000 high ...

Hit the malls for deals on Veterans Day. Photo: Pink Sherbet Photography/Flickr Since 1919, Veterans Day has been a time to honor the brave men and women of the U.S. military. Somewhere along the way, Veterans Day also became a great day for ...

Veterans Day is November 11. Image: BL1961/Flickr Veterans Day was originally established in 1919. It was then called Armistice Day and was a celebration of the end of World War I. To commemorate the exact time the 1918 armistice ending the war ...

Get a handle on the holidays. Image: Joe Lanman/Flickr Despite the fact that every year November and December have the exact same holidays as they did the year before, it's such a busy time that it's can be difficult to keep up with them. For the ...

When I was in elementary school, there were always one or two kids whose birthdays fell on Christmas, Halloween, or another major holiday. Despite the best efforts of their parents, these poor rugrats inevitably ended up getting the short end of the ...

Halloween is over, Thanksgiving is a ways off, and we really need some sort of holiday to get us through. Thankfully, there's Veterans Day. Okay, so it's not really a holiday people celebrate much; the company I work for doesn't even include it as a ...