Veterans’ Day is always November 11, which is 11-11

Tomorrow is Veterans’ Day, which always is November 11. According to my count, this is one of only three government holidays that didn’t succumb to being shifted to a Monday for convenience. The other two would be Thanksgiving Day and Independence Day. This is a very elite group of holidays. For a long time, I have thought it was curious that November 11 – which is 11-11 – never changes for the observance of Veterans’ Day. Does anyone among my readers know the significance of 11-11 in relation to the military? Why is Veterans’ Day always on 11-11? Next year, 2008, 11-11 is the date precisely one week following Election Day, and that is the date on which my book, “11:11,” speculates that a Mexican general plans to invade the United States. The other odd “coincidence” is the fact that Independence Day, the Fourth of July, which of course is July 4, or 7+4, adds up to the number 11. And this is another holiday date that never changes. Why was this significant for our Founding Fathers? Let me know.