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IMPORTANT MILITARY HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES FOR 2020<\/div>\n
The beginning of the New Year is a good time to look ahead at important\u00a0military holiday dates\u00a0in the upcoming months given many dates\/observances set aside specifically to recognize\u00a0military members and their families\u00a0throughout the year. Significant dates include:<\/div>\n
Feb. 3, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Four Chaplains Day\u00a0\u2013 … remember the four U.S. Army chaplains who made the ultimate sacrifice when the USAT Dorchester sank during World War II.<\/div>\n
Feb. 19, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Coast Guard Reserve Birthday<\/div>\n
March 3, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Navy Reserve Birthday<\/div>\n
March 13, 2020\u00a0K-9 Veterans Day\u00a0\u2013 Official birthday – United States K9 Corps – honor their service.<\/div>\n
March 25, 2020 Medal of Honor Day\u00a0\u2013 Honor the heroism\/sacrifice of Medal of Honor recipients<\/div>\n
March 29, 2020 \u2013 Vietnam Veterans Day\u00a0\u2013 National holiday to recognize and honor Veterans who served in the military during the Vietnam War.<\/div>\n
April 5, 2020 \u2013 Gold Star Spouses Day\u00a0\u2013 Dedicated to those whose spouses gave their lives while serving in the U.S. military or as a result of service-connected injuries or illness.<\/div>\n
April 14, 2020 \u2013 Air Force Reserve Birthday<\/div>\n
April 23, 2020 \u2013 Army Reserve Birthday<\/div>\n
May 1, 2020 \u2013 Silver Star Banner Day \u2013\u00a0Per Congressional resolution, it is an \u201cOfficial Day to honor wounded, ill, and injured Veterans\u201d.<\/div>\n
May 8, 2020 \u2013 Military Spouse Appreciation Day\u00a0\u2013 recognizes service\/sacrifices of military spouses.<\/div>\n
May 13, 2020 \u2013 Children of Fallen Patriots\u00a0Day\u00a0\u2013 A day to honor the children left behind by the brave men\/women who gave their lives while defending our freedom.<\/div>\n
May 16, 2020 \u2013 Armed Forces Day –\u00a0Observed on the third Saturday every May, this is a day dedicated to paying tribute to men and women currently serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.<\/div>\n
May 25, 2020 \u2013 Memorial Day\u00a0– A solemn occasion to honor the men\/women who died while serving in the military.<\/div>\n
June 6, 2020 \u2013 Anniversary of the World War II Allied invasion in Normandy, France, now known as D-Day.<\/div>\n
June 14, 2020 \u2013 Flag Day\u00a0\u2013 A day to celebrate the adoption of the U.S. flag.<\/div>\n
June 14, 2020 \u2013 Army Birthday<\/div>\n
June 23, 2019 \u2013 Coast Guard Auxiliary Birthday<\/div>\n
June 27, 2020 \u2013 National PTSD Awareness Day\u00a0\u2013 bring awareness about issues related to PTSD.<\/div>\n
July 4, 2020 \u2013 Independence Day<\/div>\n
July 27, 2020 \u2013 Korean War Veterans Armistice Day<\/div>\n
Aug. 4, 2020 \u2013 Coast Guard Birthday<\/div>\n
Aug. 7, 2020 \u2013 Purple Heart Day \u2013\u00a0A time for Americans to pause to remember and honor the brave men\/women who were either wounded on the battlefield or paid the ultimate sacrifice.<\/div>\n
Aug. 29, 2020 \u2013 Marine Forces Reserve Birthday<\/div>\n
Sept. 11, 2020 \u2013 Patriot Day \u2013\u00a0An annual observance to remember and honor those who were injured or killed during the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.<\/div>\n
Sept. 18, 2020 \u2013 Air Force Birthday<\/div>\n
Sept. 27, 2020 \u2013 Gold Star Mother\u2019s\/Family\u2019s Day\u00a0\u2013 to honor the families of fallen Servicemembers.<\/div>\n
Oct. 13, 2020 \u2013 Navy Birthday<\/div>\n
Oct. 26, 2020 \u2013 National Day of the Deployed<\/div>\n
Nov. 10, 2020 \u2013 Marine Corps Birthday<\/div>\n
Nov. 11, 2020 \u2013 Veterans Day\u00a0\u2013 This is the anniversary of the signing of the armistice treaty, which ended World War I and is also a day to thank military Veterans for their service.<\/div>\n
Dec. 7, 2020 \u2013\u00a0Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day \u2013\u00a0Anniversary of the day Japan attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, signaling the United States\u2019 entrance into World War II.<\/div>\n
Dec. 13, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0National Guard Birthday<\/div>\n
Dec. 19, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0National Wreaths Across America Day<\/div>\n
Significant Military Months<\/div>\n
March\u00a0\u2013 Month of the Military Caregiver<\/div>\n
April\u00a0\u2013 Month of the Military Child<\/div>\n
May\u00a0\u2013 National Military Appreciation Month<\/div>\n
November\u00a0\u2013 Military Family Month, Warrior Care Month<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

IMPORTANT MILITARY HOLIDAYS AND OBSERVANCES FOR 2020 The beginning of the New Year is a good time to look ahead at important\u00a0military holiday dates\u00a0in the upcoming months given many dates\/observances set aside specifically to recognize\u00a0military members and their families\u00a0throughout the year. Significant dates include: Feb. 3, 2020\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Four Chaplains Day\u00a0\u2013 … remember the four U.S. Army…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3289"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3290,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3289\/revisions\/3290"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3289"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3289"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wcmoa.org\/staging\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3289"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}