U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Ashley V. Cook, musician, U.S. Marine Corps Forces, Pacific Band, performs "God Bless the U.S.A. " during a Veterans Day Ceremony at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii, November 11, 2022. Veterans Day began as Armistice Day, honoring the end of World War I. Veterans Day pays tribute to all American veterans, living or dead, who served their country honorably during war or peacetime. This ceremony was presented by the Oahu Veterans Council. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Haley Fourmet Gustavsen)