Armed Forces Day is celebrated in the United States on the third Saturday
in May. It falls near the end of Armed Forces Week, which begins on the
second Saturday of May and ends on the third Sunday of May.

First observed on 20 May 1950, the day was created on 31 August 1949,
to honor Americans serving in the military. It followed the consolidation
of the military services in the U.S. Department of Defense. It was
originally intended to replace the separate Army-, Navy-, Air Force-,
Marine Corps- and Coast Guard Days, but the separate days are still
observed, especially within the respective services.

The first Armed Forces Day was celebrated by parades, open houses, 
receptions and air shows.

Tyrone Power at 3 years old

Tyrone Edmund Power, Jr., (May 5, 1914 – November 15, 1958)

Power was an film and stage actor from the 1930s to the 1950s. He 
appeared in dozens of films, often in swashbuckler roles or romantic
leads. His better-known films include The Mark of Zorro (1940), The
Black Swan (1942), and The Black Rose (1950).

Jack Paar in 1950

Jack Harold Paar (May 1, 1918 – January 27, 2004)

Jack Paar hosted The Tonight Show on NBC from 1957
to 1962. He paved the way for Johnny Carson and others
before leaving television while still in his prime.

Good Friday is not a federal holiday in the United States, although it is a
state holiday in some states. It occurs two days before Easter Sunday and
is the day when Christians commemorate Jesus Christ’s crucifixion, which
plays a major role in the Christian faith.