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A Playboy Salute to the Troops

The best way we know how to say thank you for your service.

Archive • November 11, 2026
A Playboy Salute to the Troops

Each year we observe Veteran’s Day on November 11, a time to honor the brave people who have served in our country’s armed forces. The holiday started as Armistice Day, proclaimed by President Woodrow Wilson in 1919 to honor the day when fighting in World War I ceased.

“To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations,” Wilson said in his announcement, according to the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.

We at Playboy have along history of honoring our service members, from particularly patriotic Playmates to Playmate of the Year 1965 Jo Collins’ trip to Vietnam during the war to comfort the troops. Here are some of Playboy‘s finest, a small contribution in honor of our country’s finest on this Veteran’s Day.

Photo by Richard Fegley, 1986.
Jo Collins by Larry Gordon, 1966.
Photo by Richard Fegley, 1986.
Jo Collins by Larry Gordon, 1966.

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