there are 3 groups of veterans'!
3, the veterans of foreign wars, the American legion, and the disabled American veterans
The "American Legion" was created by WWI veterans in about 1919. The "Veterans of Foreign Wars" (VFW) was created by Spanish-American Veterans of 1898, and is our oldest Veterans group. The "American Veterans" (AMVETS) was created by WWII veterans. Originally, these veteran groups were open to only their own veterans, but as time went by they opened to all "qualified" veterans.
Armistice Day .
Armistice Day
Originally 12 million now less than 2 million
Veterans Day originally celeberated "Armistice Day" marking the end of WW1 .
Veterans' Day was originally called Armistice Day. It orginally just celebrated/honored WWI veterans. However, following WWII the holiday was renamed and now honors all US military veterans.
Armistice Day
All Military Branches.
Confederate Veterans
In the US, Veterans Day was originally called Armistice Day, and was celebrated after the end of WWI.
Veteran's Day