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Speaker:  Todd DePastino, PhD in American History from Yale University, award-winning author and lecturer

Veterans Day evolved from a World War I armistice into a distinctly American holiday. Learn how shifting attitudes toward veterans, citizenship, and military service have shaped Veterans Day and what those changes can mean in a nation where veterans make up a shrinking share of the population. Rather than nostalgia or pageantry, Veterans Day might become a civic observance rooted in shared values of service, sacrifice, and responsibility.