Armed Forces Day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Armed Forces Day
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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Every March 27 he oversees a parade of troops and materiel in the capital Naypyidaw for Armed Forces Day, standing on an open-top jeep and festooned with his many military and civilian awards.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
The cabinet then confirmed the union flag would be flown from the flagpole, which will also be use to mark events such as Armed Forces Day, Commonwealth Day and Armistice Day.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
Armed Forces Day marks the anniversary of the start of a 1945 uprising of a ragtag army against occupying Japanese forces.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 27, 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
South Korea staged its own show of advanced weaponry on Saturday to mark its Armed Forces Day, including multiple rocket launchers, ballistic missiles, main battle tanks, drones and F-35 fighters.
From Reuters ● Oct. 3, 2022
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