The first Veterans Day – then called Armistice Day – marked the end of WWI, on November 11, 1919. Since 1926, the United States has observed November 11 as a day to honor all American veterans – living or dead. It’s a day to give thanks and show support to those who’ve served for our country.

Below are six ways you can show your gratitude to our veterans this Veterans Day, as well as a heartwarming story on how two U.S. Air Force veterans reconnected after more than 50 years apart:

Not to disagree with Tolstoy, but evidence suggests that most unhappy families tend to drift apart along predictable commonalties.

The following are three very common ways that families fall apart:

Thanksgiving is upon us. A time for family members from every corner of the country to reunite, give thanks and talk politics. But for some, Thanksgiving might be bittersweet. When families are joining together, others are wondering where some relatives are even located – or alive at all.

Here are three true stories of family reunions that are sure to warm your heart this Thanksgiving:

40 years after tragedy, a baby sister is found on Facebook

In 2013, Tessa Ferguson decided she had suffered enough from the pain of the memory of her little sister being taken away some 40 years earlier. The baby girl looked at her big sister, crying with arms outstretched.