Veterans Day

Courtesy Austin Public Library Blog  Tue, 11/13/2007 - 3:54pm

Today the Library is closed in observance of Veterans Day.

Although it is largely an American holiday, honoring and thanking veterans for their service, this holiday is celebrated on the same day as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in other countries.

In America, Woodrow Wilson declared in 1919:


“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service...


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