What is Armed Forces Day? How it's different from other military holidays

What is Armed Forces Day? How it's different from other military holidays

Armed Forces Day is May 17. Here's how it's different from other military holidays like Memorial Day and Veterans Day.

When Is Armed Forces Day 2025, and Why Do We Celebrate It?

Plus, how it differs from Veterans Day and Memorial Day.

General Assembly Passes Resolution to Observe Saturday as Armed Forces Day in Delaware

The Delaware General Assembly has unanimously passed House Concurrent Resolution 53 which recognizes Saturday, May 17 as Armed Forces Day in Delaware. The day was created in August of 1949 by Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson and first observed on May 20, 1950. Armed Forces Day was declared a national holiday in 1961 by President John F. Kennedy to be celebrated on the third Saturday in May in an effort to unite citizens to honor our military …