What’s the Difference Between Memorial Day and Veterans Day?

(via Mental Floss)  It may not be easy for most people to admit, but certain national holidays often get a little muddled in their minds—namely, Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Clearly, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has seen and/or been asked about the confusion enough times that they dedicated space on their website to explaining the difference between these two similarly themed, but very different, holidays.