Veterans Day 2007

Veterans Day is for honoring all the brave Americans who are currently serving as the vanguards of freedom, as well as to honor all those, living and dead, who answered the call to duty.

Like many of our holidays, Veterans Day will be celebrated on a Monday so that workers can enjoy a long weekend. Little time will be spent reflecting on the significance of Veterans Day, which is unfortunate. Americans can sometimes take for granted the freedom and prosperity we enjoy, which has been secured for us by those that served in the US Military.

In 1988, President Reagan gave a speech at the newly dedicated Vietnam War memorial (The Wall, which is celebrating its 25th Anniversary). To hear President Reagan speak, you realize the debt we owe all the brave men and women that served our country:




Veterans and their families have made tremendous sacrifices, and in return asked for very little. Somehow saying “thank-you” just does not seem to be enough, but you would be surprised. We can say thank-you by attending a local remembrance or parade. We can show our gratitude by making pledges to organizations that support Veterans. We can volunteer our time at local facilities primarily designed to lend a hand to those that have served. We can write our representatives to ensure funding of vital services that assist Veterans is maintain, and in some cases increased. There are numerous ways to say thank-you, but doing nothing at all is not one of the ways.

So on this Veterans Day take a moment to remember the sacrifices that our Veterans and their families have lived with – and may God bless them.