Veterans Day is the day set aside to honor all those who have served our country in war or peace — dead or alive — although it’s largely intended to thank living veterans for their sacrifices.
Pause a moment this Veterans Day to say “thank you” to a friend, relative, or co-worker who is a U.S. military veteran or actively serving.
Spectators and veterans hold up “Thank You” signs during the 2012 Fayetteville Veterans Day parade, Nov. 10, 2012 in Fayetteville, N.C.
November 11 is Veterans Day.
Do you know the origins of Veterans Day? Why it’s not a normal four-day weekend holiday like so many of our other federal holidays?
This two-minute video from the History Channel provides the Cliff Note answers.
I love that the day falls in November now and not October.
After all, November and Thanksgiving and gratitude are so interlinked, it’s only right that we pause today to say “thank you” to a friend, a relative, or a co-worker who is a U.S. military veteran or active member of the military.
These men and women have made tremendous personal sacrifices so that we enjoy freedoms unheard of in so many nations of the world.
It’s been said, “We often take for granted the very things that most deserve our gratitude.”
Don’t let that happen today! Find a vet and say, “thank you!”
