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designation of the Veterans Administration Ad- ministrator as Chairman of the Veterans Day National Committee applied to all subsequent VA Administrators. Since March 1989 when the Veterans Administration was elevated to a cabinet level department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs has served as the commit- tee’s chairman.
The Uniform Holiday Bill (Public Law 90- 363 (82 Stat. 250)) was signed on June 28, 1968, and was intended to ensure three-day weekends for federal employees by celebrating four national holidays on Mondays: Washing- ton’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Veterans Day and Columbus Day. It was thought that these extended weekends would encourage travel, recreational and cultural activities, and stimu- late greater industrial and commercial produc- tion. Many states did not agree with this deci- sion and continued to celebrate the holidays on their original dates.
The first Veterans Day under the new law was observed with much confusion Oct. 25, 1971.
It was quite apparent that the commemora- tion of this day was a matter of historic and patriotic significance to a great number of U.S. citizens, and so on Sept. 20th, 1975, President Gerald R. Ford signed Public Law 94-97 (89 Stat. 479), which returned the annual obser- vance of Veterans Day to its original date of Nov. 11, beginning in 1978. This action sup- ported the desires of the overwhelming major- ity of state legislatures, all major veterans’ service organizations and the American people.
Veterans Day continues to be observed on Nov. 11, regardless of what day of the week
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President Eisenhower signing HR 7786, changing Armistice Day to Veterans Day. From left: Alvin J. King, Wayne Richards, Arthur J. Connell, John T. Nation, Edward Rees, Richard L. Trombla, Howard W. Watts. On that same day, President Eisenhower sent a letter to the Honorable Harvey V. Higley, Administrator of Veterans’ Affairs, designating him as Chairman of the Veterans Day National Committee.
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on which it falls. The restoration of the ob- servance of Veterans Day to Nov. 11 not only preserves the historical significance of the date, but helps focus attention on the important pur-
pose of Veterans Day: A celebration to honor America’s veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good.
Soldiers of the 353rd Infantry near a church at Stenay, Meuse in France, wait for the end of hostilities. This photo was taken at 10:58 a.m., on Nov. 11, 1918, two minutes before the armistice ending World War I went into effect.
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