It means we celebrate our Veterans... thanking them for serving and protecting our country.
How do we do that? We typically buy a veteran a meal... like lunch or dinner... and, sometimes breakfast... of course that is hardly showing much gratitude for those veterans who are disabled.
I served in the military from 1969 to 1975 and when I was in the airports wearing my military uniform, I was spit upon and had trash thrown at me. My service was during the Vietnam War and most of the country was against the war and assumed that because you were in the military, you must be supporting the war.
By putting up with that shit, I received the GI bill for education and had college and grad school paid for... NO STUDENT LOANS...
I would make that same decision again in a HEART BEAT or in a NEW YORK MINUTE.
All I can say about Veterans is that be thankful that this country does not still have the draft nor is the kind of country that mandates every citizen serve 2 years in the military...
What Americans no long understand or appreciate is that it is the military that allows you to live the life you do... drinking your beers, fornicating, and smoking marijuana... and cocaine for those who are wealthy or stupid.
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