Armed Forces Day is the proper day to honor all of the men and women currently serving as well as those who have served and sacrificed to defend our freedom.  It recognizes the men and women serving in the Active, Reserve, and National Guard components of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, Coast Guard and Space Force. 

Asian American and Pacific Islanders have been serving honorably in the United States Military since the War of 1812.  

Children whose military parent died in combat suffer a great deprivation that most youths will never have to experience. The best way to acknowledge those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation is to invest in their children’s future.  

In April 2006, President George W. Bush proclaimed May would be considered Jewish American Heritage Month, after resolutions passed unanimously by both the House of Representatives and the Senate.  Jewish Americans have served in our military from the beginning.  

May 8^th is our official Victory in Europe Day or V-E Day. The document signed by Germany for unconditional surrender dictated that at 2301 Central Europe Time, 8 May 1945, all hostilities would end. Because this time meant that it was 9 May in Russia and many of the countries bordering it, that is their official day for celebrating.