Honoring Service, Understanding Veterans Day

A world war ended with silence at the eleventh hour. From that moment, the United States began a long journey from Armistice Day to Veterans Day—a shift from marking a ceasefire to honoring every American who wore the uniform. We explore how that change happened, why it matters, and what it asks of us today as citizens navigating policy, budgets, and public life. We open with the history: proclamations from Woodrow Wilson and Calvin Coolidge, Congress formalizing Armistice Day, and Dwight Ei...