Dates of Interest Jan Jul 4 First Nat’l Elections (1789) 2 U.S. Army Air Corps established (1926) 15 Pentagon completed 4 Independence Day Martin Luther King Day, 3rd Mon 12 Pres Lincoln approves Medal of Honor (1862) 17 Operation Desert Storm began (1991) 26 Dept of Def created, USAF created (1947) 27 Vietnam Peace Accord signed (1973) 27 Korean War Armistice (1953) 28 U.S Coast Guard established (1915) 28 WWI began (1914) Feb Aug 1 Nat’l Freedom Day 1 Air Force Day (1947) 8 BSA founded (1910) 2 Operation Desert Shield (1990) 12 Lincoln’s B-day 4 Coast Guard Day (1790) 19 President’s Day 5 US entry into Vietnam (1964) 22 Washington’s B-day 7 Purple Heart Day (1782) 22 Purple Heart is established (1932) 15 Victory over Japan (1945) 23 Iwo Jima Flag raised (1945) 27 U.N Victory in Gulf (1991) Sep 1 WWII Ends (1945) Mar 5 First Continental Congress (1774) 3 Star-Spangled Banner Nat’l Anthem (1931) 11 Patriot Day (2001) 4 U.S. Constitution Completed (1789) 14 Star Spangled Banner (1814) 12 GSA founded (1912) 17 Constitution Day (1787) 18 Operation Iraqi Freedom began (2003) 21 POW/MIA Day 29 WI Vietnam Veterans Day (2009) Oct Apr 7 Operation Enduring Freedom began (2001) 6 WWI began (1917 (US)) 13 Navy Day (1775) 9 Nat’l Former POW Recognition Day 11 Persian Gulf War Cease Fire (1991) Nov 12 Civil War begins 10 USMC Day (1775) 22 Earth Day 11 Veterans Day 23 Army Reserve, B-day (1908) Dec May 7 Pearl Harbor Day (1941) 6 Nurses Day 8 WWII began, 1941 – US declares war on Jap 7 Unconditional surrender German forces 11 Germany & Italy declare war on US (1941) 7 Vietnam War Ends (1975) 12 Army Nat’l Guard B-day 8 Victory in Europe Day (1945) 13 Military Spouse Appreciation Day Armed Forces Day – 3rd Saturday 15 Peace Officer’s Memorial Day Memorial Day – Last Monday, until sunset Jun 6 D-Day, Operation Overlord (1944) 14 Flag Day, Army Day (1775) 22 Pledge of Allegiance Recognized (1942) 22 GI Bill signed (1946) 25 Korean War began (1950) 28 WWI ends (1919) .