St. Louis Blues right wingers David Backes and Cam Janssen pay their respects to residents at the VA Medical Center at Jefferson Barracks for Veterans Day.

Twenty-two World War II veterans from St. Louis flew to Washington,DC to see their memorial.  See their pictures, hear their words.

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. More than 3 million Americans, including veterans of every war and conflict from the Revolutionary War to the War on Terrorism, are honored by burial in national cemeteries. The first 14 national cemeteries were set up during the Civil War. Today, more than 140 national cemeteries have been established. There are three in Missouri, including Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, and seven in Illinois.

Also take a look at America’s foreign cemeteries. There are 24 permanent American burial grounds on foreign soil: 30,921 World War I and 93,238 World War II soldiers are interred at 22 of those cemeteries. In addition, 5,364 Americans who died during the construction of the Panama Canal are interred at Corozal American Cemetery in Panama City, and 750 unidentified U.S. veterans of the Mexican War are interred at the Mexico City National Cemetery in Mexico City.

Maps by Erica…

Veterans Day is Nov. 11. Test your knowledge of military-themed movies.

Also take a look at Joe Holleman’s picks for the best World War II-Europe films.

By Joe Holleman and Erica Smith