OH HR577

Recognizes November 11, 2018, as Veterans Day and the centennial anniversary of the end of World War I, which concluded with the armistice signed on November 11, 1918.

Honors approximately 263,000 Ohioans who served in World War I, including the 42nd Rainbow and 37th Buckeye divisions and the 369th and 372nd infantry regiments, with 6,500 making the ultimate sacrifice.

Acknowledges that Veterans Day honors all those who have served in the U.S. armed forces in both war and peacetime since the holiday's establishment in 1938 and its official naming by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1954.

Encourages all Ohio citizens to remember and express gratitude to veterans for their service and patriotism.

Directs the House Clerk to transmit authenticated copies of the resolution to Ohio news media.