Armed Forces Day Celebration

Description

The Historical Society of Palm Beach County presents a free event on Armed Forces Day, 11:00 am – 2:00 pm, at the Richard and Pat Johnson Palm Beach County History Museum, 300 North Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach.  Visitors are invited to see and talk with re-enactors dressed in period uniforms with weapons and vehicles from the Seminole Indian Wars, Civil War, World War II, and other eras. Witness a military weapons demonstration; take part in activities such as arts and crafts. There is a lecture in the historic courtroom (11:30 am) and a weapons demonstration (12:30 pm). For further information, call 561.832.4164 ext. 100 or visit www.historicalsocietypbc.org.
 
About Armed Forces Day: Armed Forces Day is celebrated on the third Saturday in May each year.   It falls near the end of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May.  The day was created in 1949 to honor Americans serving in the five U.S. military branches – the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force, and Coast Guard – following the consolidation of the military services into the Department of Defense.  It was intended to replace the separate Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Days, but the separate days are still celebrated, especially within each branch.