Veterans Day 2024: who opens, closes and gives away

Quick facts

• In 2024, Veterans Day is recognized on Monday, November 11, 2024.
• It is a national federal holiday and a state holiday in 49 of the 50 states; only Wisconsin does not recognize it.
• Most retail, convenience and grocery stores will remain open, although federal offices and institutions such as the DMV, libraries, schools and courts will be closed.
• The United States Postal Service (USPS) will be closed for the day, but UPS will be open and delivering packages. Some, but not all, FedEx services will also be open.
• While the NYSE and Nasdaq stock markets typically follow the federal holiday calendar, both remain open on Veterans Day. However, the bond market will be closed.

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In 2024, Veterans Day will be celebrated on Monday, November 11, 2024.

Veterans Day is a federal holiday recognized each year on November 11, although if that date falls on a weekend, the holiday is observed on the preceding Friday or the following Monday.

What states celebrate Veterans Day?

Veterans Day is a nationwide federal holiday and is also a state holiday recognized by 49 of the 50 states.

Wisconsin is the only state that does not recognize the holiday; instead, it celebrates Armistice Day, which is what the original holiday was called when it was officially established in 1938. However, Wisconsin state employees still have the day off, but as a floating “paid personal holiday.”

The state has made efforts to establish Veterans Day as a state holiday, including introducing legislation in 2022, but while the bill passed the Wisconsin Senate, it has not yet passed the Wisconsin Assembly.

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What will be open on Veterans Day 2024?

It's business as usual for most for-profit institutions:

Stock markets

He NYSE and Nasdaq Stock exchanges are open on November 11, 2024. Veterans Day is not one of its 10 recognized holidays and none of the markets will close early.

Delivery services

In observance of the federal holiday, the U.S. Postal Service is closed on Veterans Day and no mail is delivered.

However, Universal Postal Union (Universal Postal Union) will make pickups and deliveries, and locations will be open Nov. 11, though the service notes that deliveries will require an additional business day of transit time.

Fedex (FDX) Ground, economy ground, express and freight services will be closed on November 10, while express and economy ground services will operate with modified service on November 11. All other FedEx services will be operational on Veterans Day.

amazon (AMZN) It will deliver on November 11.

Retailers

Like Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, most retailers, like Target (TGT) Best Buy (BBY) house deposit (HD) Lowe's and Costco (COST) They are open.

Many celebrate Veterans Day by offering sales to customers, as well as discounts and free items for active duty and retired members of the United States military (see box below for details).

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Grocery stores

Harris Teeter, Kroger (K.R.) Walmart (WMT) and Whole Foods will be open regular hours on Veterans Day.

Fast food

McDonald's (DCM) Wendy's (WEN) starbucks (SEX) Subway and Popeye's will also be open on November 11, as well as most convenience store chains such as 7-Eleven and CVS. (CVS) .

national parks

All national parks in the country will be open and the US Park Service is celebrating Veterans Day by offering free entry to all visitors on November 11. Please note that some entrances and campgrounds may be closed during the winter season and check the NPS website for closures and other active alerts.

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Local businesses

According IndeedWhile all federal workers and most state workers enjoy a paid day off on Veterans Day, most small business employees do not: Only 11% of small businesses offer their employees a paid day off for Veterans Day, making the holiday the least popular paid holiday (President's Day came in second with 19% of employers offering that day off).

What is closed on Veterans Day?

Unlike Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day, most banks and schools are closed on Veterans Day.

Banks

Since banks usually follow the Federal Reserve Holiday CalendarYou can expect your local bank branch to be closed on November 11, although ATMs will remain open.

Schools

While there is no legal requirement to close schools on federal holidays, most states and their school districts celebrate Veterans Day by giving students and staff the day off.

Which stores offer discounts and gifts for Veterans Day?

To understand the present, it is necessary to revisit the past. Nearly 50 years ago, the Vietnam War was a controversial, decades-long conflict that many believed was simply unwinnable. The United States government recruited soldiers through the use of the draft, forcing many young Americans, particularly those representing lower socioeconomic backgrounds, to fight a war in which they did not believe.

The veterans who returned home were not only scarred by battle wounds and mental trauma; They were also often treated with resentment and hostility, and portrayed negatively in pop culture through films such as The deer hunter (1978) and Coming back home (1978).

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After the war, the dedication of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in 1982 in Washington, DC, helped change perceptions. Designed by Maya Lin, the engraved letters of the 58,000 names in black granite served as a reminder to all of the personal cost of the battle and became a place of healing and remembrance. It now attracts more than 5 million visitors annually and has become one of the most visited sites in Washington, DC.

Through increased access to health resources and counseling for veterans, particularly those suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, awareness was raised about the health consequences of Agent Orange, which was used widely throughout the conflict, and relief efforts promotion that resulted in improved benefits and access to health care for veterans. The treatment of veterans evolved over time.

As a way to say “thank you for your service,” a wide range of restaurants and retailers are offering discounts to active duty and retired members of the U.S. military on Veterans Day.

We have put together a list:

Veterans Day 2024 Discounts and Gifts

How do you spell Veterans Day?

Confusion abounds regarding the spelling of the day we salute those who serve. According to the US Department of Veterans Affairsauthority on the subject, the word veterans is written in the plural, with an “s.” It does not include an apostrophe, because it is a day that honors all veterans, not just one.

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What is Veterans Day? a brief history

Veterans Day was originally known as Armistice Day, and November 11 had special significance in 1918, when at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year the German Armistice came into effect, formally ending the First World War.

Other countries also celebrate this occasion: they call it Remembrance Day.

Beginning in 1926, President Calvin Coolidge issued proclamations calling for the ceremonial observance of Armistice Day, and in 1938, the United States Congress made the day a legal holiday.

On “Veteran's Father's Day,” World War II veteran Raymond Weeks called for expanding Armistice Day to include all veterans, not just those who served in World War I, and the first national celebration had place in 1947.

In 1954, the United States Congress established Armistice Day as a federal holiday and, in the process, renamed it Veterans Day.

An interesting fact is that the Veterans Day holiday moved up the calendar over the years: between 1971 and 1977, it was celebrated on the fourth Monday in October. In 1978, it returned to November 11, although if the date falls on a weekend, the federal government observes the holiday on a Friday or Monday.

Like Memorial Day, Veterans Day is a federal holiday dedicated to the country's armed forces. The difference is that Memorial Day honors soldiers who lost their lives in military service, while Veterans Day honors those who served in the military, both living and dead.

In 2016, President Barack Obama signed a law holding two minutes of silence in honor of fallen soldiers. It will take place at 2:11 pm ET on November 11, marking the eleventh minute of the eleventh hour.

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