Important Dates in History for Veterans
Military Dates of Remembrance
January
1 January: New Year’s Day
Third Monday in January: Martin Luther King Jr. Day
February
3 February: Four Chaplains Day
Third Monday in February: President’s Day / Coast Guard Reserve Birthday
March
3 March: Navy Reserve Birthday
5 March: Seabee Birthday
13 March: National K9 Veterans Day
17 March: St Patrick’s Day
25 March: National Medal of Honor Day
29 March: Vietnam Veterans Day
April
5 April: Gold Star Wives Day
14 April: Air Force Reserve Birthday
23 April: Army Reserve Birthday
May
National Military Appreciation Month
1 May: Loyalty Day / Silver Star Service Banner Day
8 May: Victory in Europe (VE) Day
11 May: Military Spouse Appreciation Day
13 May: Children of Fallen Patriots Day
20 May: Armed Forces Day
Friday before Memorial Day: National Poppy Day
Last Monday in May: Memorial Day
June
6 June: D-Day – Anniversary of the World War II Allied Invasion in Normandy, France
14 June: Flag Day / Army Birthday
23 June: Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday
25 June: Anniversary of the start of the Korean War
27 June: National PTSD Awareness Day
July
4 July: Independence Day
27 July: Korean War Veterans Armistice Day
29 July: Anniversary of the Army Chaplain Corps
August
4 August: Coast Guard Birthday
7 August: Purple Heart Day
8 August: Victory over Japan (VJ) Day
29 August: Marine Corps Reserve Birthday
September
First Monday of September: Labor Day
11 September: Patriot Day
18 September: Air Force Birthday
Third Friday in September: POW/MIA Recognition Day
Last Sunday in September: Gold Star Mother’s and Family’s Day
October
2nd Monday in October: Columbus Day
13 October: Navy Birthday
26 October: National Day of the Deployed
November
Military Family Appreciation Month
11 November: Veterans Day (Remembrance Day: Britain & Canada) (Armistice Day: France)
Third Thursday in November: Thanksgiving Day
December
1 December: Civil Air Patrol (USAF Auxiliary) Birthday
7 December: Pearl Harbor Day
13 December: National Guard Birthday
Third Saturday in December: National Wreaths Across America
31 December: New Year’s Eve