President Harry S. Truman led the effort to establish a single holiday for
citizens to come together and thank our military members for their patriotic
service in support of our country.

On August 31, 1949, Secretary of Defense Louis Johnson announced the
creation of an Armed Forces Day to replace separate Army, Navy, Marine
Corps and Air Force Days.

The single day celebration stemmed from the unification of the Armed
Forces under the Department of Defense.

Actress Mary Debra Winger gained critical acclaim for her performance in 
Urban Cowboy in 1980 followed by her Academy Award-nominated work
in  An Officer and a Gentleman (1982). She also appeared in Terms of
Endearment (1983), and Shadowlands (1993).

Debra Winger and Richard Gere from An Officer and a Gentleman

1964