Veterans Day 2026: Three Things Every Wisconsin Business Owner Can Do This Week
Veterans Day 2026 lands on Wednesday, November 11 — smack in the middle of a work week, which is exactly where it belongs for those of us who run Wisconsin businesses. It’s a day with a specific origin: the armistice that ended the fighting of World War I took effect on the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918. Congress made it a federal holiday as Armistice Day, and in 1954 renamed it Veterans Day to honor everyone who has worn the uniform, in every era, living or gone. Memorial Day is for the fallen. Veterans Day is for the living. That distinction matters, because the people we’re honoring this week are our neighbors, our customers, our employees, and — in a lot of Wisconsin shops — the person running the second shift. Here’s what I’d suggest a Wisconsin business owner actually do about it. Three things: honor, hire, and buy local. Veterans Day 2026: First, a little perspective on Wisconsin veterans The U.S. Census Bureau counts...