Poems To Honor Veterans - November 11

Published: November 2019

Poems About Veterans For Veterans Day

In the United States, we celebrate Veterans Day on November 11th every year. It was first celebrated as Armistice Day on November 11, 1919, a year after the armistice agreement was made between Germany and Allied forces to cease fighting during World War I. The Great War ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month. The ending of WWI was formalized on June 28, 1919, with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles.

Veterans Day (or Armistice Day) was first celebrated on the first anniversary of the end of World War I, which makes 2019 the 100th anniversary of this holiday.

In the United States, Veterans Day is a holiday to thank veterans for their services. The focus is on living veterans, as opposed to Memorial Day, which is a day to remember those who gave their lives for our country.

The United Kingdom and some other countries celebrate this holiday as Remembrance Day. Two minutes of silence is observed at 11am on November 11th to remember all those who have died during war.

No matter how you celebrate this holiday, it’s a wonderful time to be thankful for the brave men and women who have served their countries.

This collection is filled with poems to celebrate veterans and honor them for their service.

Be sure to check out our Memorial Day Poems and other War Poems

15 Poems About Veterans For Veterans Day

  1. We Honor You Today

    • By Susan R. Smith
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2017 with permission of the Author.

    I am a published author who loves to use my talents to encourage and inspire! This poem was written to encourage and to honor our US Veterans, active and non-active. I wish to thank them in writing this poem to let them know how much they are appreciated for their sacrifice and time! Men and women who are serving or have served deserve the gratitude today!

    in Memorial Day Poems

    To all of our veterans
    Far and near.
    We thank you for your service
    For all those years.

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  2. Take Me Home

    • By Rick W. Cotton
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

    Our World War Two veterans are dying at the rate of more than a thousand a week. I wrote this song (yes, it has a melody) as a tribute to them, and the faith that got them through. God bless all who fought for their families, their nation, and their God.

    in Home Poems

    In the summer of '32
    A little boy, 6 years old,
    Separated from his Mama
    In a five and ten-cent store,

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  4. A Soldier

    • By Brionna C
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2015 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this about a year after my husband came home from Afghanistan. I couldn't write or speak about it for a long time. This was the first time I wrote a little about my heartache during that time.

    in Long Distance Poems

    He says he's leaving.
    He'll be gone about a year.
    He's headed off to fight the war,
    And his time is drawing near.

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  5. The Life Of A Soldier

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2018 with permission of the Author.

    I wrote this poem for my dad in 2015. He's a Vietnam veteran. I found out that May is Military Appreciation Month, so I sent him a text every day thanking him for something in regards to his service. This was the text on day 15. My dad has since passed away, but I still find myself longing to tell him "thank you" once last time.

    in War Poems

    We have an understanding, you and I.
    We sit in silence; nothing needs to be said.

    I know the weight you carry.

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  7. Veterans Day Limerick

    • By Neil Dickinson
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 2014 with permission of the Author.

    A limerick for our veterans

    in War Poems

    There are times we want to forget,
    Like when troubles and sadness we've met,
    But this day in November
    We'll always remember

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    So many in my family went to war. And most came back. I am lucky and want to recognize all the people who have lost their lives to protect you.

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  8. PTSD Is Real

    • By Randall W. West
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 13, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    PTSD is not new. It actually had been referred to as "shell shock" in the earlier days. The condition is not confined to those who served in combat because trauma can exist in everyday life. What better demonstrates that than the citizens of the Ukraine? This poem is about such a condition, but in this case, it refers to the combat soldier. PTSD should not be considered a disorder or a disease. It is more of a state of mind, and it is something to which I have firsthand knowledge.

    in War Poems

    Behold the aging soldier. He's grown longer in the tooth.
    He wears the scars of battle that had squandered all his youth.
    Although his war has ended, he finds much to his dismay.
    The demons that now haunt him just don't seem to go away.

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  9. Why Do They Fight?

    • By Blue Butterfly
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2021 with permission of the Author.

    My father is a veteran. He served during peacetime. My little brother was little, maybe two or three, when he asked me why our father served. So I wrote this poem for my little brother, trying to explain it to him.

    in War Poems

    Veterans are men and women,
    who fight because they care.
    They give their lives to serve our country,
    by land, by sea, or by air.

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  10. Fallen Heroes

    • By Roger Loiseau
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    This poem is dedicated to the veterans of the U.S. military and their families.

    in War Poems

    Fallen heroes one by one,
    In the news there's another one.
    Whether they fight or whether they are on call,
    It's time to thank them once and for all.

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  11. Mr. Leather

    This short poem for Veterans Day is to give honor to the many selfless heroes who sacrificed themselves in so many ways and in so many wars throughout history so that we can live in freedom. Many of the heroes will carry those scars forever! Freedom isn't really free. Our heroes fought and sacrificed all for the price of our freedom!

    in War Poems

    From year to year he drifts alone.
    His story only few have known.

    About a boy who went to war,

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  12. The Cage

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    My friend's dad was a WWII vet who was part of the 14th Armored Division serving under General Patton. They were known as the Liberators because they freed many POWs. A man came up to him many years after the war ended and recognized him as being the soldier who opened his cage.

    in War Poems

    A man walked up to me some time ago.
    He had a story he wanted me to know.

    He reached out his hand to shake mine,

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  13. Brave American Knight

    • By David G. Moore
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    Too often we see the stranger in a fatigue jacket on the side of the road begging, and it is very easy to pass him off as a scam artist or bum. Could be! But news reports tell us that many veterans are found living under overpasses and cardboard box villages to just simply ignore. I wanted to say something about our (my) own negligence in this matter. I am a veteran. That could have been me on that corner.

    in Inspirational Poems

    Driving home one day after hours of monotonous office work,
    Saw a man sitting by the road; looked as one down on his luck.
    Paid small notice to the figure; my lonely life was in a rut.
    He was just another beggar holding out a shiny tin cup.

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  14. The Soldier

    • By Gary S. Spears
    • Published by Family Friend Poems November 2019 with permission of the Author.

    My father was a WWII POW. He struggled with the mental battle long after the physical battles had ended.

    in War Poems

    I pledge allegiance to the American Flag; forever may she wave.
    God bless those covered with her as they're lowered to their grave.
    We must not take for granted the freedoms that we share
    and the soldiers that protect us in our darkest hour.

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  15. The Voice

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems March 2022 with permission of the Author.

    I've spoken to many vets who heard the call years ago to fight for freedom for others who are now hearing it call once again.

    in War Poems

    A young boy playing games of war,
    His imaginings filled with innocence, unaware of reality's horror.

    He heard a voice filled with cadences being sung like hymns,

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  16. Final Salute

    • By Jodi M. Kucera
    • Published by Family Friend Poems May 29, 2022 with permission of the Author.

    My dad's funeral was the most beautiful I've ever seen. This is the account of that day.

    in Memorial Day Poems

    The honor guard stands sentinel and stiff-backed.
    Their tears silently fall, for their brotherhood was forged in combat.

    One of their own will be laid to rest,

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  17. Welcome Home

    Our Vietnam Veterans deserve all the honor and respect owed to them.

    in War Poems

    When I met the tall and amiable Vietnam War veteran,
    my shyness showed,
    yet, my throat dried and tightened when he softly
    spoke the words, "The war never goes away."

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