Veterans Day 2026: What’s open and closed

As Americans pause on Veterans Day to thank those who have served our country, some workers will have the day off. But not all.Read more trending news What is Veterans Day?According to the Wounded Warrior Project, Nov. 11, Veterans Day, is also known as Armistice Day. President Woodrow Wilson established it on Nov. 11, 1919. According to the Department of Veterans Affairs, Wilson’s proclamation read: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations…”Congress recognized the date in a concurrent resolution on June 4, 1926: “Whereas it is fitting that the recurring anniversary of this date should be commemorated with thanksgiving and prayer and exercises designed to perpetuate peace t