Photo: The Veterans Day memorial was designed to align perfectly at 11:11 on each Veterans Day [View all]

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Molly Ploofkins
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The Veterans Day memorial was designed to align perfectly at 11:11 on each Veterans Day

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The post showcases the Anthem Veterans Memorial in Anthem, Arizona, engineered so its five pillars—representing U.S. military branches—cast shadows forming "11:11" around the Great Seal exactly at 11:11 a.m. on November 11, honoring the 1918 World War I armistice.

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The Armistice ending World War I was signed at 5:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, though fighting did not stop until 11:00 a.m. on the same day. The agreement was signed in Marshal Foch's railway car in Compiègne, France, and the delay was to allow time for the news to reach all troops on the front lines.

Signing time: 5:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918.

Ceasefire time: 11:00 a.m. on November 11, 1918, which is why the date is remembered as 11/11.
Location: A railway carriage in the Forest of Compiègne, France.
Reason for delay: To give commanders time to communicate the end of the war to their troops, as communication methods were not instantaneous.