I say no apostrophes at all, since it is a day for veterans, a day for mothers, etc.

If you were to absolutely insist on apostrophising it would be after the s, since the day belongs to all veterans, mothers, etc., not just to one of them.

A google of Department of Veterans Affairs provides some disagreement. In the US there is no apostrophe for the Department of Veterans Affairs, but in Australia they say Department of Veterans' Affairs.

Several of the states here have the same, and the first few listed in the google results seem to be split fairly evenly, though I didn't do a count.

I'd say personal preference overall, but the enabling statute would be controlling in the individual case.

TEd

Edited to fix a typo and to ask if you can verb apostrophe.

Last edited by TEd Remington; 10/26/2005 11:29 PM.