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Facts about our veterans and Veterans Day

By Greg Hack

ghack@kcstar.com
A hill of American flags along Interstate 35 by Merrian Town Center honors veterans each year.
A hill of American flags along Interstate 35 by Merrian Town Center honors veterans each year. Susan Pfannmuller Special to the Star

Wednesday is Veterans Day, the 97th anniversary of the end of World War I. It was first celebrated as Armistice Day on the first anniversary in 1919. Congress made it an annual observance in 1926, a national holiday in 1938 and Veterans Day in 1954 as a way to honor those who served in all American wars.

Some quick facts about our veterans, from 2014 Census Bureau data:

This story was originally published November 10, 2015 at 8:41 AM with the headline "Facts about our veterans and Veterans Day."

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