Forces

In China, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on August 1 in commemoration of the founding of the People's Liberation Army.

In Egypt, Armed Forces Day is celebrated on October 6, to commemorate the Egyptian Army's initial successful crossing of the Bar Lev Line and initial tactical victories in the October War.

Israel
Yom Hazikaron (English: Memorial Day) is observed on the 4th day of the month of Iyar of the Hebrew calendar, always preceding the next day's celebrations of Israel Independence Day, Yom Ha-Atzma'ut, on the 5th day of Iyar, the anniversary of the Proclamation of the State of Israel in 1948. This holiday honors veterans and fallen military personnel of the Israel Defense Forces who died in the modern Arab Israeli conflict