MILITARY FAMILY RESOURCES CES Veterans Day Program Show Transcript United States including the army Marine Navy and Coast Guard at 11 a.m. on November 11th 1918 world war ended and the day we came out an Armistice Day the first Veterans Day celebration took place in 1947 in Birmingham Alabama included a parade and other festivals to honor all veterans in 1954 President Eisenhower an appeal office rock climbing is the flag still stands for freedom and they can't weather free American hot another angel.