Veterans Day, 2025Core Themes

• Gratitude and Honor

  • Veterans’ courage, honor, and dedicated service are described as central to the story of America.
  • For nearly 250 years, veterans’ “unyielding spirit” has carried the Nation through “every trial and triumph.”
  • Veterans Day is framed as a time to recommit to honoring their service and giving them the loyalty, respect, and support they deserve.

• Historical Commitment to Veterans

  • During the American Revolution, the Continental Congress passed the first national veterans’ benefits law.
  • This created a foundational promise: a nation devoted to liberty owes a debt to those who secured it.
  • The proclamation criticizes past politicians for failing veterans on healthcare, housing, and employment, and says that under Trump’s leadership the Federal Government “will no longer betray these heroes.”

• VA Reforms and Policy Actions

  • Cites historic reforms to the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and expanded healthcare choice and economic opportunity.
  • Claims:
  • Mentions an Executive Order to create the National Center for Warrior Independence, intended to house up to 6,000 homeless veterans by 2028.
  • Notes the “One Big Beautiful Bill”:

• Recognition of Service and Families

  • Expresses gratitude to:
  • States that under his leadership, America will remain “strong, proud, and free”, and that he will “always have their backs.”

• Legal Basis and Formal Proclamation

  • Cites 5 U.S.C. 6103(a), which sets November 11 as a legal public holiday honoring veterans.
  • Formally proclaims November 11, 2025, as Veterans Day.
  • Encourages:

• Closing Formula

  • Signed and dated “this tenth day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-five, and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred fiftieth.”