Veterans Day Posters 2010-2019

National Veterans Day posters from the years 2010 to 2019 as selected by the Veterans Day National Committee.

Interesting Facts:

The theme for the 2019 Veterans Day Poster is: “Service”. Veterans contribute to American society in many ways – not just during their time in active duty.

2018 marked the Centennial Commemoration of the end of World War I on Nov. 11, 1918. The theme for the 2018 Veterans Day Poster was: “The War to End All Wars”. The year’s poster depicts the remembrance poppy and a barbed wire fence. The poppy has been used since 1921 to commemorate military personnel who have died in war was inspired by the World War I poem “In Flanders Fields”.  The barbed wire represents the thousands of miles of wire that was spread by both sides in WWI.

The 2017 poster features the Veterans Affairs motto since 1959 “To care for him who shall have born the battle”, which is a quote from Lincoln’s second inaugural address. Considered one of President Lincoln’s best speeches he affirmed the government’s obligation to care for those injured during the war and to provide for the families of those who perished. There are a pair of metal plaques which flank the entrance to the VA headquarters in Washington, D.C.

In 2016 the theme was “Courage – Honoring All Who Served”.  Each year — through a national Veterans Day poster contest — VA’s National Veterans Outreach Office, in conjunction with the Veterans Day National Committee, publishes a commemorative Veterans Day poster.

The National 2010 Veterans Day Poster was designed by Public Affairs Specialist Ron Bergan of the VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System (VAGLAHS).

The 2008, 2011 and 2013 Veterans Day Posters were all designed by John Magine, a Vietnam Veteran who served in the U.S. Army’s 3rd Special Forces Group.  Not an easy feat as the competition is open to everybody and the Veterans Day National Committee can only select one each year.

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U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Posters

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1970s	1980s	1990s	2000s	2010s	2020s
1978	1980	1990	2000	2010	2020
1979	1981	1991	2001	2011	2021
	1982	1992	2002	2012	2022
	1983	1993	2003	2013	2023
	1984	1994	2004	2014	2024
	1985	1995	2005	2015	2025
	1986	1996	2006	2016	2026
	1987	1997	2007	2017	2027
	1988	1998	2008	2018	2018
	1989	1999	2009	2019	2029