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Veterans Day (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by darnisha1 to c/[email protected]
 

Is It Veterans’ Day, Veteran’s Day, or Veterans Day?

As November 11 approaches, some people may wonder how to write the name of the November 11 American holiday that commemorates the end of world-war hostilities in 1918 and 1945 as well as all who have served the U.S. Armed Forces. Do we use an apostrophe when spelling Veterans Day?

The answer is no. According to the U.S. Department of Defense, “The holiday is not a day that ‘belongs’ to one veteran or multiple veterans, which is what an apostrophe implies. It’s a day for honoring all veterans, so no apostrophe needed.”

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

What about the veterans on the other side of those wars? Do you celebrate them as a "super man" (übermensch)? I'm sure they thought they were fighting for a good cause too.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

There's a somewhat antiquated idea of honor that accounts for that. A good man can definitely be on the other side, and you need to kill him anyway.