Thank You, Veterans
When we consider our lives, it’s pretty easy to forget how many choices we have. We can choose what we say or where we worship, for example. It’s equally easy to forget how many people in the world don’t have the chance to make many of these choices. From Concord and Lexington to Iwo Jima and continuing to today, we have the ability to choose in large part due to the sacrifices of our veterans. Veteran’s Day is November the 11th, so take a moment to say ‘thank you.’
You can say thanks in many ways. Fly a flag correctly. Attend a Veteran’s Day event in your local community or donate to a reputable veteran’s organization. Help out a military family in need. Why not visit a veteran or write to one? There are lots of ways to get involved.
If other obligations mean you can’t get involved the way you would like, you can even observe a two minute moment of national silence, a two-minute time to silently honor our veterans. Passed as an official act of congress in 2016, the two minutes of silence is officially observed at 2:11 PM Eastern standard Time.
It also important not to get Veteran’s Day and Memorial Day confused. The former is for living veterans, while the latter is to remember those who gave their lives for their country.
Veterans are an important part of our country that is sometimes overlooked. It’s fair to say our lives would be considerably different without them. On Veteran’s Day (and every day) remember to say a word of appreciation to those who served for our country.