Veterans Day in Norway
Veterans Day in Norway is held on May 8. This event in the first decade of the month May is annual. Help us
Veterans Day was instituted in 2010 by Norway's Cabinet and falls on Victory in Europe Day. Veterans Day (or Veterandagen) in Norway on May 8 was first observed in 2011. It recognizes the efforts of veterans of World War II, United Nations peacekeeping initiatives and other international operations.
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Soldier's Day in El Salvador on May 7 (Día del soldado);
Peace Officers Memorial Day on May 15 (United States);
National Armed Forces Day in US on May 17 (celebrated on the third Saturday of May)