What's Open, Closed In Baltimore County For Veterans Day 2020

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD — For Veterans Day, many services and offices will be nonoperational in Baltimore County.

Classes will be a full day for high school students in Baltimore County Public Schools, while elementary and middle school students will adjourn three hours early.

Here's a list of what is open and closed in Baltimore County Wednesday, Nov. 11:

Closed:

• Courts
• Baltimore County offices
• Baltimore County Public Library branches
• Post offices

Open/Operating:

• Trash pickup
• Landfill
• Recycling and trash drop-off centers
• Baltimore County Public Schools

Originally called Armistice Day, Veterans Day was created at the end of World War I to recognize those who fought in "the war to end all wars," according to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Its origin is tied to the armistice, a temporary end of hostilities, between the Allied nations and Germany signed in France on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month.

It became Veterans Day in 1954, shortly after the end of the Korean War and less than a decade after World War II, after various veterans service organizations urged Congress to encompass veterans of all wars in their honor.

With some ceremonies, parades and presentations either canceled or altered in 2020 due to the coronavirus crisis, restaurants and other businesses will continue to show their appreciation for veterans and active military members.

Applebee's, Bob Evans and Chili's Grill and Bar are among the national restaurant chains offering free or discounted meals for veterans on Nov. 11, and 7-Eleven is offering a free cup of coffee or Big Gulp.

Other places, such as Golden Corral, have offers extended throughout November.
Veterans Day is somewhat related to, and sometimes mistaken for, Memorial Day, the federal holiday on the final Monday of May that is dedicated to those who have died while serving the United States in war.

— By Tim Moran and Elizabeth Janney