VETERAN’S DAY-A TIME TO REMEMBER
Today is Veteran’s Day. On this, the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, at the eleventh hour, the horror of World War I, the war to end all wars, was finally over. Today, in barracks, and dining halls, in clubs and homes and tanks, ships, planes and foxholes all over the world, soldiers, sailors and airmen will pause and remember. Many will have tears in their eyes. Pause yourself for a moment as you read this, and join me in this toast many vets will share- “to our fallen comrades”. Pause today and remember that unemployment among veterans of the War on Terror hit an all-time high, 11.3% in August. Remember that thousands of servicemen and women have been blessed with life after suffering wounds from which they would not have survived in earlier wars. Thanks to the best health care available anywhere in the world, they are alive.
However, they will carry physical and emotional scars for the rest of their lives. My thoughts and prayers are with them, and with those still in harm’s way-doing what they are trained to do-protecting us. Stop and thank a vet today. Better yet, hire a vet today.
Today is Veteran’s Day. On this, the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918, at the eleventh hour, the horror of World War I, the war to end all wars, was finally over. Today, in barracks, and dining halls, in clubs and homes and tanks, ships, planes and foxholes all over the world, soldiers, sailors and airmen will pause and remember. Many will have tears in their eyes. Pause yourself for a moment as you read this, and join me in this toast many vets will share- “to our fallen comrades”. Pause today and remember that unemployment among veterans of the War on Terror hit an all-time high, 11.3% in August. Remember that thousands of servicemen and women have been blessed with life after suffering wounds from which they would not have survived in earlier wars. Thanks to the best health care available anywhere in the world, they are alive.
However, they will carry physical and emotional scars for the rest of their lives. My thoughts and prayers are with them, and with those still in harm’s way-doing what they are trained to do-protecting us. Stop and thank a vet today. Better yet, hire a vet today. 
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