President Truman lays a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery, 11/11/1947 on Armistice Day, which became Veterans Day in 1954. The tomb is inscribed with - "Here rests in honored glory An American Soldier Known but to God."
In 1926 Congress declared November 11 as the date to celebrate the anniversary of the end of World War I. In 1938 Congress passed an act that named the day "Armistice Day" and made it a legal holiday.
In 1954 President Dwight D. Eisenhower acknowledged there had been two other conflicts since 1926 (World War II and the Korean War), and changed the name of the holiday to "Veterans Day". He called upon all American citizens to observe November 11 as Veterans Day and proclaimed: "On that day let us solemnly remember the sacrifices of all those who fought so valiantly, on the seas, in the air, and on foreign shores, to preserve our heritage of freedom, and let us re-consecrate ourselves to the task of promoting an enduring peace so that their efforts shall not have been in vain."
Lambeau Field 2011