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Check out our list of American holidays, including military holidays and other special dates that are particularly important to our American military. Need a card or gift for that special patriot? Shop for Holiday Cards or Gifts. We have cards and gifts for virtually every holiday - and all have patriotic or military themes!Holidays in January:
New Year's Day: January 1Stephen Foster Memorial Day: January 13
Martin Luther King Day: third Monday in January
Holidays in February:
Freedom Day: February 1Valentine's Day: February 14
President's Day: third Monday in February
Holidays in March:
K9 Veterans Day: March 13St. Patrick's Day: March 17
Medal of Honor Day: March 25
Holidays in April:
April is the Month of the Military Child!April Fool's Day: April 1
Thomas Jefferson's Birthday: April 13
Army Reserves Birthday: April 23
Holidays in May:
May is National Military Appreciation Month!Silver Star Day: May 1 (in some states)
Loyalty Day: May 1
Law Day: May 1
National Day of Prayer: first Thursday in May
V-E Day: May 9
Military Spouse Day: second Friday in May
Mother's Day: second Sunday in May
Peace Officers Memorial Day: May 15
Police Week: the week including May 15
Defense Transportation Day: third Friday in May
(Transportation Week is the week including the third Friday in May)
Armed Forces Day: third Saturday in May
Maritime Day: May 22
Memorial Day: last Monday in May
The Month of May is also Steelmark Month.
Holidays in June:
Flag Day: June 14National Flag Week: the week including June 14
U.S. Army Birthday: June 14
Honor America Days: June 14 through July 4
Father's Day: third Sunday in June
Holidays in July:
Independence Day: July 4(National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day was declared for July 27, but is not always proclaimed by every President)
Parents' Day: fourth Sunday in July
Holidays in August:
U.S. Coast Guard Birthday: August 4V-J Day: August 14
National Aviation Day: August 19
Holidays in September:
Labor Day: first Monday in SeptemberGrandparent's Day: first Sunday after Labor Day
Patriot Day: September 11
Constitution Week: September 17-23
Constitution Day: September 17
Citizenship Day: September 17
U.S. Air Force Birthday: September 18
POW/MIA Recognition Day: 3rd Friday in September
Gold Star Mother's Day: last Sunday in September
Holidays in October:
U.S. Navy Birthday: October 13Columbus Day: second Monday in October
Sweetest Day: third Saturday in October
Halloween: October 31
Holidays in November:
November is National Military Family Month!USMC Birthday: November 10
Veteran's Day: November 11
Thanksgiving: fourth Thursday in November
Holidays in December:
Pearl Harbor Day: December 7U.S. National Guard Birthday: December 13
Wright Brothers Day: December 17
Christmas: December 25
Season's Greetings: the month of December