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    JANUARY

    Martin Luther King Jr. Day (3rd Monday)
     

    FEBRUARY

    National Salute to Veteran Patients (Week of Feb.14th )
    President's Day (3rd Monday)
     

    MARCH

    Brain Injury Awareness Month
     

    APRIL

    Month of the Military Child
     

    MAY

    Military Appreciation Month
    Mental Health Awareness Month
    Armed Forces Day (3rd Saturday)
    Memorial Day (Last Monday)
     

    JUNE

    PTSD Awareness Month
    Flag Day (June 14th)
    Army Birthday (June 14th)
     

    JULY

    Independence Day (July 4th )
     

    AUGUST

    Coast Guard Birthday (Aug.4th)
    Purple Heart Day (Aug.7th) National Purple Heart Day honors the men and women who have been wounded or killed in military service.
    Marine Forces Reserve Birthday (Aug.29th)
     

    SEPTEMBER

    Suicide Prevention Month
    Patriot Day (Sept 11th)
    Recovery Month Air Force Birthday (Sept. 18th)
    Gold Star Mother's and Family's Day (Sept. 28th) A day set aside to honor the families of our nation's fallen service members.  
    POW/MIA Remembrance Day (3rd Friday)
     

    OCTOBER

    Domestic Violence Awareness Month
    Navy Birthday (Oct.13th )
     

    NOVEMBER

    Military Family Month: A month to honor and celebrate the contributions and sacrifices of the families of the U.S. Armed Forces.
    Marine Corps Birthday (Nov.10th )
    Veterans Day (Nov.11th ) The anniversary date of the signing of the armistice which ended the World War I. Also a day set aside to thank military veterans for their service.
     

    DECEMBER

    National Guard Birthday (Dec.13th )
    Pearl Harbor Day (Dec. 7th)
     


 
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