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.
Date and recurrence
13 March annually
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 / working and service-dog recognition. The site preserves that boundary and does not infer broader government, global or public-holiday status from the observance name alone.
Also known as
National K9 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
- TSA — Honoring K9 veteransFederal Agency
- U.S. War Dogs — K-9 Veterans DayNonprofit Organizer
Frequently asked questions
When is K-9 Veterans Day?
13 March annually The stored recurrence guidance is: 13 March.
Does 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 K-9 Veterans Day an official public holiday?
The authority record verifies it within this scope: United States / working and service-dog recognition. 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 K-9 Veterans Day?
The stored designation basis is: 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.. Supporting provenance includes TSA — Honoring K9 veterans. The site does not infer a separate creator or founder unless reviewed evidence establishes one.
Is K-9 Veterans Day international or country-specific?
This authority record is country-scoped to United States. Its fuller verified scope is: United States / working and service-dog recognition.
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.
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