U.S. Army Maj. Randall Bartel, U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Band commander, conducts during the National Anthem at the Veterans Day Concert in Virginia Beach, Va., Nov. 11, 2016. The first anniversary of the end of World War I became known as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1919. In 1938, Armistice Day became a national holiday and later became Veterans Day in 1954. (U.S. Air Force