Armed Forces Day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Armed Forces Day
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Armed Forces Day is unofficially held on the third Saturday of May to celebrate current service members.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
Lawyers file a lawsuit against the presidential election results in Indonesia, Thailand tries to help displaced people in Myanmar, and the Myanmar military holds the annual Armed Forces Day parade.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 29, 2024
The aerobatics team, who are based at RAF Waddington in Lincolnshire, had been performing in Falmouth as part of Armed Forces Day.
From BBC • Jun. 26, 2023
On the heels of the attacks, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the Donetsk region — one of the epicenters of fighting in eastern Ukraine — to mark his country’s Armed Forces Day on Wednesday.
From Washington Times • Dec. 7, 2022
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy visited troops close to front lines in the eastern Donbas region on Tuesday to mark the country's Armed Forces Day.
From Reuters • Dec. 6, 2022
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