Veterans Day

[twirlgrrl]

It's Veterans Day!

Is there an apostrophe in that somewhere?*

My father was in the Air Force. He was a pilot and a physician. My three cousins all got their education in medicine through the military, and one of my the three stayed in the Army for more than 20 years, dividing his time between seeing patients and running clinics. One of my employers is the Veterans Administration Medical Center; I enjoy serving the veterans more than I ever thought I would. I am a pacifist, and I hope for a time when war is no longer necessary. I cannot imagine joining the military. But I appreciate and admire those who risk their lives and give up their autonomy in the intent to serve and protect our freedoms. It is an honor to care for those who served.

*EDIT--From Wikipedia:
"The holiday is commonly printed as Veteran's Day or Veterans' Day in calendars and advertisements. While these spellings are grammatically acceptable, the United States government has declared that the attributive (no apostrophe) rather than the possessive case is the official spelling."

Comments

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

Is there an apostrophe in that somewhere? I think it's Veteran's Day. I'm not the chief source for correctness though.

Pacifist here too, although my dad was in the Army for a short time.

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

I edited after looking it up! :)

[jennifergroovy.livejournal.com]

I read the edit, cool. I got my info from Google when I hovered over their graphic honoring this day.

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

It is a day for Veterans, so yes, I think there should be an apostrophe in there (Veterans' Day). However, googling is showing me most people (including my calendar) do not use the apostrophe.

Perhaps a day cannot really be possessed. :shrug

[twirlgrrl.livejournal.com]

I googled and edited. But my personal preference would be Veterans' Day. :)

[alexisyael.livejournal.com]

Hmmm... interesting! (And I didn't catch that on my wiki read. I should have read more carefully!)