“Footprints of Fayette”

Remembering Our Local Veterans

As our country commemorated Veterans Day, a few words seem to be in order. The term Armistice Day was originally used to commemorate the end of hostilities of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918.

In 1945, a World War II veteran had the idea of a national holiday that would honor all war veterans. In 1954, Congress replaced the annual “Armistice Day” holiday with “Veterans Day.”