What is the significance of November 11?

• A. To honor our Nation's Veterans and remember those to whom we've lost.
• B. To celebrate the founding of the Army
• C. To commemorate the signing of the Declaration of Independence
• D. To mark the start of the fiscal year

Answer: (A)

November 11 is a day set aside to honor our Nation's veterans and to remember those who paid the ultimate sacrifice in military service. Its origin is Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. In 1954, the day was renamed Veterans Day to recognize all veterans, not just those from that one war. The other options point to events on different dates or different holidays—military birthdays and the signing of the Declaration of Independence occurred on June 14 and July 4, respectively, and the federal fiscal year begins October 1—so they don’t align with November 11.