Veterans Day Ceremony
by Maggie Craig
November 11, 2026
Libby's American Legion Post 97 (Austin F. Reedy Post) held
a Veterans Day ceremony at the Libby Cemetery at 11:00 a.m.
The significance of 11-11-11 (or November 11 at 11:00 a.m.)
for Veterans Day refers to the end of World War I, when
fighting ceased when an armistice between the Allies and
Germany took effect on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the
11th month of 1918.
President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed November 11 as Armistice
Day in 1919 to honor the veterans who fought in the war, and
it was made a federal holiday by Congress in 1938. Following
World War II and the Korean War, Congress amended the 1938
act in 1954 to change the name from Armistice Day to
Veterans Day to honor all American military veterans who
have served in any war or conflict.
Veterans Day observance was shifted to Mondays in 1971, but
public and veteran backlash led to the return of the
permanent observance of the historical date, November 11, in
1978.
Find the complete history of Veterans Day on the U.S.
Department of Veterans Affairs web site.
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