Veldkamps Flowers Veterans Day on November 11th has a sensible and meaningful history.  All major hostilities of World War I were formally terminated in 1918 on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.  Veterans Day was initially referred to as Armistice Day and was created to celebrate the service of all U.S. military veterans. A gesture of sincerity and complete respect for their sacrifices is to honor a Veteran on this special day by giving them a flower arrangement or plant from Veldkamps Flowers. In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson gave a memorable speech where he highly commended the men and women of the United States military. "To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of