{"id":369006,"date":"2025-11-10T10:56:22","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:56:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/369006\/"},"modified":"2025-11-10T10:56:22","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T10:56:22","slug":"what-it-means-whats-open-and-ways-to-honor-military-vets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/369006\/","title":{"rendered":"What it means, what\u2019s open and ways to honor military vets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Veterans Day will be observed on Tuesday, marking a federal holiday to recognize the service of U.S. military veterans.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Communities across the country will hold ceremonies and events, while some government services will close for the day. <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Here is what you need to know about the history of the holiday, which services may be impacted and how to participate. <\/p>\n<p>What is Veterans Day?<\/p>\n<p>Breaking News<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__3beff secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-20 text-center text-gray-dark\">Get the latest breaking news from North Texas and beyond.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__8MgJa flex flex-wrap text-gray-dark secondaryRoman secondaryRoman-10 text-center justify-center\">By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/terms-of-service\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a class=\"dmnc_features-cta-social-article-cta-social-module__lU9-l border-b border-gray-dark hover_border-0 focus_border-0 active_border-0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/help\/privacy-policy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Veterans Day is a federal holiday that honors all U.S. military veterans \u2014 living and deceased \u2014 who served in the nation\u2019s armed forces, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/veterans-day\/history-of-veterans-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The holiday began as Armistice Day, marking the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. It was renamed Veterans Day in 1954 to recognize veterans from all wars, according to the VA.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Veterans Day is one of the nation\u2019s designated federal observances recognizing those who served, rather than commemorating a single conflict or battle, according to the U.S. Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/KXJSVMPO3ZGRBIXPGNN2DGJ2CY.jpg\" alt=\"An American flag sits next to a headstone during the 2024 Veterans Day ceremony at...\"\/>Is Veterans Day the same as Memorial Day?<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">The two holidays serve different purposes: Veterans Day honors all who have served in the armed forces, whether during war or peace, and Memorial Day honors those who have died while serving, according to the VA.<\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s closed?<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Because Veterans Day is a federal holiday, some services will be affected with closed or limited hours, including:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"body-text-list\">\n<li>Federal offices<\/li>\n<li>U.S. Postal Service offices and mail delivery<\/li>\n<li>Many banks and financial institutions<\/li>\n<li>Some state and local government offices, depending on the city or county<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Dallas City Hall, the city\u2019s municipal courts, libraries and administrative offices for Dallas Park and Recreation and Dallas Water Utilities will be closed, according to the city of Dallas website. <\/p>\n<p>What\u2019s open?<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Most grocery stores and retail businesses typically operate as usual, according to the National Retail Federation, and most restaurants are open.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Public transit systems may run on weekend or holiday schedules, according to local transit agencies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">School schedules for North Texas districts vary, with some closed and others remaining open.<b> <\/b>Dallas ISD will remain open on Veterans Day, as indicated on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasisd.org\/dallas-isd-calendar\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas ISD calendar.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to celebrate or recognize Veterans Day<\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Communities often host <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/things-to-do\/2025\/10\/31\/veterans-day-parade-memorial-dallas-fort-worth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/things-to-do\/2025\/10\/31\/veterans-day-parade-memorial-dallas-fort-worth\/\">public observances<\/a>, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs. These may include parades and ceremonies organized by cities, veterans organizations or local military groups. <\/p>\n<p>Related<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"aspect-ratio:190 \/ 127\" class=\"dmnc_features-article-body-embeds-related-story-module__2UraD flex-none object-cover dmnc_images-modern-image-module__QFaG- max-w-full h-auto text-white dmnc_images-modern-image-module__9Zlll bg-gray-light object-contain dmnc_images-modern-image-module__P3kZ4 w-full\" width=\"190\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/JUJJ4AYC6BBP7DQQM4PT6XOQNE.jpg\" alt=\"Parade marshal Army Col. (Ret.) Joseph Campbell waves to the crowd while riding in the...\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">It might be celebrated with Veterans Day programs in schools, museums and libraries. Additionally, a moment of silence is observed at 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, marking the armistice that ended World War I, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/department.va.gov\/veterans-day\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">VA.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text-paragraph\">Some federal events for veterans have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/11\/03\/veterans-day-event-cancelled-in-d-fw-due-to-government-shutdown\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dallasnews.com\/news\/politics\/2025\/11\/03\/veterans-day-event-cancelled-in-d-fw-due-to-government-shutdown\/\">canceled in Dallas-Fort Worth<\/a> due to the government shutdown. The uncertainty around how long the shutdown would last led the organizers to scrap the events.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Veterans Day will be observed on Tuesday, marking a federal holiday to recognize the service of U.S. military&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":342872,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5135],"tags":[5229,1596,23489,7371,1571,358,3187,67,586,132,5230,68,2969,36790],"class_list":{"0":"post-369006","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dallas","8":"tag-america","9":"tag-dallas","10":"tag-evergreen-monthly","11":"tag-fort-worth","12":"tag-national","13":"tag-texas","14":"tag-tx","15":"tag-united-states","16":"tag-united-states-of-america","17":"tag-unitedstates","18":"tag-unitedstatesofamerica","19":"tag-us","20":"tag-usa","21":"tag-veterans-and-military"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115525044642412858","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369006","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=369006"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/369006\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/342872"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=369006"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=369006"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=369006"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}