Jay  Edwards wrote:

Wikipedia:

''Veterans Day is not to be confused with Memorial Day; Veterans Day celebrates the service of all U.S. military veterans, while Memorial Day is a day of remembering the men and women who died while serving.''
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Veterans_Day


You will find the same information on the VA website.

Thank you jay, I can't even bother arguing here my good sense would be lost to emotion with this one:/