Trump Issues 2026 Veterans Day Proclamation: VA Processed 3.1 Million Claims This Year, Backlog Cut by More Than 70%
Washington — The White House on November 10 issued a proclamation in which President Donald J. Trump proclaimed November 11, 2026, as Veterans Day. The proclamation said the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) processed a record 3.1 million disability claims this year, that the claims backlog has been cut by more than 70 percent in his second term, and that 47 new health care facilities have opened.
The proclamation recalled the service of U.S. troops from the Revolutionary War through World War II and said the nation must ensure veterans' welfare. It said the VA is restructuring at the President's direction to put veterans at the forefront of every decision. The National Center for Warrior Independence, established last year, has a goal of housing up to 6,000 homeless veterans by 2028, and nearly 52,000 homeless veterans were housed last year alone, the most in seven years, the proclamation said.
It also cited an executive order signed in September accelerating veterans' access to benefits and employment through modernized data management and sharing between the VA and the Department of War. The proclamation called on federal, state, and local officials to display the flag of the United States and encouraged Americans to honor veterans through public ceremonies and private gratitude.
Veterans Day is a federal legal public holiday rooted in the November 11, 1918 armistice of World War I; Congress has provided that November 11 of each year be set aside to honor the nation's veterans.
(Source: The White House)
Source: The White House
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