Here is what you need to know about what places are open and what places are closed to commemorate the holiday

Some businesses and services may be closed on Veterans Day, a holiday to commemorate Americans who served in the military.

According to the Kentucky Education Department, KRS 158.075 states that public schools around the state have to observe Veterans Day or have no school in honor of it one of the five school days before the holiday. JCPS and Oldham County Schools had no school on Nov. 4, according to their school calendars.

Here is everything you need to know about the post office, mail delivery, FedEx, and UPS on Veterans Day 2024. Just like most banks are closed on Veterans Day, the United States Postal Service offices will be closed on Nov. 11. It’s best to plan ahead and visit a location before or after Monday to avoid any mailing issues.

World War I, when an armistice between the Allied nations and Germany started on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Veterans Day, which is the annual celebration honoring those who have served in the U.S. military, has arrived. The federal holiday on Monday, Nov. 11 is linked to the end of World War I and wasn't officially called Veterans Day until 1954.