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  1. There’s no apostrophe in “Veterans Day.”
    ✅ Veterans Day
    ❌ Veteran’s Day
    ❌ Veterans’ Day

    The word “veterans” in the name of this holiday is treated as a descriptive rather than a possessive term. Read more in editorsmanual.com/articles/vet

    #AmEditing #Writing #EnglishTips #VeteransDay

  2. "While we mourn the loss of those who died, we must also pay tribute to you who fought and suffered with equal valor--and survived."

    (Jamie Fraser, in THE FIERY CROSS by Diana Gabaldon, chapter 15, "The Flames of Declaration")

    I think this is a fitting tribute for Veterans Day.

    (The photo shows Jamie with his militia before the Battle of Alamance, from OUTLANDER episode 507, "The Ballad of Roger Mac".)

    #Outlander #OutlanderSTARZ #DianaGabaldon #JamieFraser #VeteransDay