Its a day of parades and speeches. And for some, a day of reverence and reflection. sheila brian mooar has the story from washington. Their liveve. And for vets loooong to make their lives bett he called for improved health care, education and job opportunities. Sot obama 4753 our veterans will tell you themselves they may have put away their uniforms, but theyre not finished serving their country. For the greatest generation. There was a tribute at the World War Two memorial. And a much smaller gathering at a diner in davenport, iowow where locals gave their thanknk to john massick whos celebrating his 100th birthday appropriately enough on veterans day. Sot 1 101 12 im very proud of this man. Brian mooar, nbc news. Veterans day was originally known as Armistice Day honoring the end of world war one. It was officially changed by congress, and president eisenhower, in 1954 to honor veterans of all wars. sheila here in northwest iowa, there were several events honoring veterans, as well