Governor John Kitzhaber recognizes overseas deployed soldiers on Armed Forces Day in 201.Armed Forces Day for the year 2019 is celebrated/ observed on Saturday, May 18th.
Armed Forces Day is held annually on the third Saturday of May. It is a time to honor the men and women who currently serve in the armed forces in the United States. Armed Forces day culminates the end of Armed Forces Week in which each branch of the military is honored on a separate day of that week. Veterans Day honors all those who have previously served in the military. We honor those men and women who have died serving in the United States Armed Forces on Memorial Day.
Saturday, May 18th is day number 138 of the 2019 calendar year with -30 days until Armed Forces Day 2019.
More information on Armed Forces Day. (Traditions, Customs and History)
| Armed Forces Day | |
|---|---|
| Name(s): | Armed Forces Day |
| Type: | Observance |
| When: | Third Saturday of May annually |
May 2019 Holidays
| Date | Holiday | Details | Days to Go |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 1 - Wed | May Day 2019 | Observance | -47 |
| May 2 - Thur | Yom Hashoah 2019 | Jewish | -46 |
| May 2 - Thurs | National Day of Prayer 2019 | Observance | -46 |
| May 5 - Sun | Cinco de Mayo 2019 | Observance | -43 |
| May 6 - Mon | National Nurses Day 2019 | Observance | -42 |
| May 6 - Mon | Ramadan starts 2019 | Muslim | -42 |
| May 12 - Sun | Mothers' Day 2019 | Observance | -36 |
| May 15 - Wed | Peace Officers Memorial Day 2019 | Observance | -33 |
| May 18 - Sat | Armed Forces Day 2019 | Observance | -30 |
| May 22 - Wed | National Maritime Day 2019 | Observance | -26 |
| May 23 - Thurs | Lag BaOmer 2019 | Jewish | -25 |
| May 27 - Mon | Memorial Day 2019 | Federal Holiday | -21 |
| May 30 - Thurs | Ascension Day 2019 | Christian | -18 |