Top Ten Veterans and Military Questions on History Hub
By Angela Tudico | National Archives News
Veterans Day ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknowns, November 11, 1994. National Archives, Records of the Office of the Secretary of Defense. Photo by PH2 John Sokolowski.
WASHINGTON, November 9, 2023 — In honor of Veterans Day, which is observed every year on November 11 in the United States, the National Archives is sharing the top 10 types of questions asked about veterans and military records on History Hub.
History Hub is a crowdsourced historical research platform hosted by the National Archives. Anyone can ask and answer questions, or browse to see if their question has already been answered. The platform features a Military Records community and several subcommunities related to veterans and military history: Army and Air Force Records; Military and Civilian Personnel Records; and Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard Records.
Read below for the top 10 categories of questions posted across these History Hub communities. A bonus 11th category is included to highlight the significance of the number to Veterans Day, which was originally celebrated as Armistice Day in 1919 to mark the one-year anniversary of the end of World War I on November 11. Each category includes representative questions, some of which have been edited for length and clarity. Click on each link to read the full discussion on History Hub.
Digital Community Manager Darren Cole contributed to this report.