Last Friday was Veterans Day and we want to extend our best wishes to you and to any of your friends and families that have served. For our serving men and women, did you know Lexus offers a special $750 rebate on all new and Certified
Pre-Owned Lexus vehicles to eligible active duty personnel in appreciation of all they do? Let us continue to honor our soldiers throughout the year. Why not take today to learn a little bit more about the history of this holiday:
On the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, an armistice, or temporary cessation of hostilities, was declared between the Allied nations and Germany in the First World War, then known as "the Great War." Commemorated as Armistice Day beginning the following year, November 11th became a legal federal holiday in the United States in 1938. In the aftermath of World War II and the Korean War, Armistice Day became Veterans Day, a holiday dedicated to American veterans of all wars.
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In the United States, an official wreath-laying ceremony is held each Veterans Day at the Tomb of the Unknowns in Arlington National Cemetery, while parades and other celebrations are held in states around the country. Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day--a common misunderstanding, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs. Memorial Day (the fourth Monday in May) honors American service members who died in service to their country or as a result of injuries incurred during battle, while Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans--living or dead--but especially gives thanks to living veterans who served their country honorably during war or peacetime.
Learn more here: http://www.history.com/topics/history-of-veterans-day
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