b'Loyalty Day Congress officially made Military Spouse Appreciation Day. Monday , May 1 part of National Military Appreciation Month in 1999. Loyalty Day is observed annually on May 1st. in the United States Subsequently, the Department of Defense standardized theNational Loyalty Day was first observed in 1921 as a holidaydate by declaring the Friday before Mothers Day every yearas Military Spouse Appreciation Day to show appreciationfor the reaffirmation of loyalty to the United States of America,for the sacrifices of military spouses.and for the recognition of the heritage of American freedom. Loyalty Day was made an official reoccurring holiday on JulyArmed Forces Day18th, 1958, although it was first recognized on May 1st, 1955. Saturday, May 18Loyalty Day has been honored with an official proclamationThe United States, Armed Forces Day is always celebrated every year, by every president, since its inception as a legalon the third Saturday in May to honor Americans serving in holiday in 1958. the five U.S. military branchesthe U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Public Service Recognition Week Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force and U.S. Coast Guard.Sunday, May 5th, - Sat, May 11th The inception of this Armed Forces Day dates back to Since 1985, Public Service Recognition Week has been August 31, 1949, following the consolidation of the military celebrated the first week of May, beginning on the first Sundayservices in the United States Department of Defense. It was intended to replace the separate Army-, Navy-, Air Force-, of the month. Marine Corps- and Coast Guard Days but, today, the separate Public Service Recognition Week recognizes the contributionsholidays are still observed independently.made by public servants, including the military, at local, state,The holiday was first observed on May 20, 1950. The regional and federal levels.theme for that day was Teamed for Defense which Victory in Europe Day - V-E Day expressed the unification of all military forces. Armed Force Day focuses on expanding public knowledge Wednesday, May 8 and understanding of the role of the military within civilian V-E Day, or Victory in Europe Day is observed on May 8th all life and as a day of honor for all military members.over the world to celebrate the acceptance of surrender from Memorial DayNazi Germany on May 7th, 1945. In 1945, it was celebrated as a public holiday in the United States. V-E Day currently hasntMonday, May 27been observed as a public holiday since 1945 in the U.S. but manyMemorial Day is a United States federal holiday,countries around the world still observe V-E Day as a holiday. commemorating those who have died in military serviceto their country. It is observed annually on the last Monday Military Spouse Appreciation Day of May.Friday, May 10 Memorial Day was originally known as Decoration Day - an National Military Spouse Appreciation Day is celebrated onoccasion to decorate the graves of the war dead - and was the Friday before Mothers Day in May. created in the aftermath of the American Civil War.In 1984, President Ronald Reagan recognized the profoundMemorial Day, and the long weekend that it creates, importance of spousal commitment to the readiness and is generally seen to mark the beginning of the summerwell-being of military members with Proclamation 5184. season (Labor Day marks the end).Decoration Dayduring the late rebellion, and whose bodies now lie inThree years after the Civil War ended, on May 5, 1868,almost every city, village and hamlet churchyard in the land, General John A. Logan, leader of an organization forhe proclaimed.Northern Civil War veterans, called for a nationwide day The preferred name for the holiday gradually changed of remembrance later that month.from Decoration Day to Memorial Day, which was first The 30th of May, 1868, is designated for the purposeused in 1882. Memorial Day did not become the moreof strewing with flowers, or otherwise decorating the common name until after World War II, and was not graves of comrades who died in defense of their countrydeclared the official name by Federal law until 1967.4 Military Appreciation Resource Magazine Thank You For Your Service'