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Little blurbs from people in Hartford who discuss Veterans day and how they feel about it

Dead veterans are paid tribute during Armistice day in 1944

Korean War Veterans march in Veterans Day parade

A political cartoon analyzing the way children perceive veterans day in an attempt to teach them what it is all about

Veteran's Day commemorations held at Arlington cemetary

Two years before Armistice day is changed to Veterans day new veterans from the Korean War are announced to march in the parade.

A view of the crowds lining Main Street at the intersection of Asylum Street from State Street. The building on the right is the Hartford National Bank and Trust.

When the Veterans day was moved to the fourth Monday in October, many people were upset and wanted to reserve the commemoration for November 11th.

Crowds throng Main Street in Hartford to celebrate the rumored armistice. On November 7, 1918 an unofficial report was released by the United Press declaring that an armistice had been signed and the war would end at 2:00 p.m. that day. By that…