FYI: It is only in Commonwealth countries that Armistice Day honors those who died in WWI, WWII, and/or the Korean War. Canada renamed their day of honoring the war dead to Remembrance Day in 1931. In 1919, President Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice Day to remind Americans of the tragedy of war. Law was established in 1938 making November 11 a Federal Holiday. In 1938, The Congress of these United States changed the name of this upcoming day of remembrance to VETERANS DAY to HONOR ALL VETERANS. The law doesn't say dead veterans, live veterans, wounded veterans, veterans who served at the front lines or those who were recruiters or the nightingale nurses, or male veterans, female veterans. It doesn't say veterans of the Revolutionary War, the War of 1812, the Civil War, the Spanish American War, WWI, WWII, the Korean "police action," the Viet Nam conflict, or any of the other peacekeeping ventures. It doesn't even mention the men and women who simply died of natural or accidental causes while on Reserve, Guard, or active duty----it just says VETERANS. It doesn't appear that any new or refined definition of a veteran has ever been given by the United States. Any thought or action that would diminish the sacrifices, big or small, of any of the above, based on some misperception of fact, or the intent of the action of Congress back in 1938, hasn't been paying attention. In my part of New York and everywhere I've served, I and many other veterans honor ALL VETERANS. Thanks for "listening." JR in NY