National K-9 Veterans Day
A 2026 Presidential message identifies March 13 as National K-9 Veterans Day and ties the date to the launch of the U.S. Army War Dog Program on March 13, 1942.
Date and recurrence
13 March
This authority record treats the observance as a fixed annual date. The same month and day can be reused unless a stronger source changes the rule.
Scope and status
The verified scope stored for this record is United States / military-working-dog commemoration. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
K-9 Veterans Day
Topic and context
What this page does not assume
- Keep the source-defined country, community, organizer or institutional scope; do not silently broaden it.
- Do not treat the title alone as proof of government recognition or public-holiday status.
- Do not add a creator, founding story or origin claim unless the supporting evidence establishes it.
- Remembrance Civic Context Care.
Sources
- White House — Presidential Message on National K-9 Veterans DayFederal Executive
- GovInfo — 2026 Presidential messageFederal Primary
Frequently asked questions
When is National K-9 Veterans Day?
13 March The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 March.
Does National K-9 Veterans Day fall on the same date every year?
The authority record classifies it as fixed annual, so its month and day are reusable unless stronger evidence changes the rule.
Is National K-9 Veterans Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / military-working-dog commemoration. That recognition does not by itself make it a statutory public holiday; the site only makes public-holiday claims when the supporting authority record explicitly does so.
Who established or recognizes National K-9 Veterans Day?
The stored designation basis is: A 2026 Presidential message identifies March 13 as National K-9 Veterans Day and ties the date to the launch of the U.S. Army War Dog Program on March 13, 1942.. Supporting provenance includes White House — Presidential Message on National K-9 Veterans Day. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is National K-9 Veterans Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / military-working-dog commemoration.
How is this page verified?
The factual layer is source-backed and keeps its date rule, scope, provenance and editorial guardrails attached to the authority record. This record was checked on 2026-09-09.
Other observances on March 13
These records also resolve to March 13, 2027 under the current authority data.
International Every Girl Wins Day
Fiji Parliament’s March 13, 2025 proceedings state that International Every Girl Wins Day is celebrated annually on March 13 and was established in 2019 by Every Girl Wins Institute.
IUGR Awareness Day
National Today places IUGR Awareness Day on March 13 annually, and Holidays & Observances independently lists it on March 13 in its health calendar.
K-9 Veterans Day
The Transportation Security Administration states that K-9 Veterans Day is recognized each year on March 13; U.S. War Dogs provides additional campaign/history context.
National Genealogy Day
Ancestry’s historical overview traces National Genealogy Day to a 2013 Limerick, Ireland celebration and states that it is observed on the second Saturday in March; the City of Tulsa indepe…
National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day
National Today and Days Of The Year independently define National Urban Ballroom Dancing Day as the second Saturday in March.