Veterans Day Options

[little old man]

What is Veterans Day?
- Lewis Smith -

Veterans Day is a special day for Americans. Unlike Memorial Day when we honor those who gave their lives for our country, today is a time to salute all veterans -- both living and dead-- and their sacrifices. Today should not be a day of sadness, but a time of pride and reflection on what veterans have accomplished and the freedoms they have protected.

[Wassy]

Amen LOM.

It's easy for everyone at home to forget the sacrifices and horrors that our soldiers go through.

My Dad was overseas for 2 + years in WWII. He never talked too much about specific gruesome details. I got a sense of how bad it was when he said that only 82 people out of the original company of 240 made it back home.

Many years ago our family was having dinner in a very nice restaurant. The food was great, and my little niece asked Dad if this was the best food he ever had. All of the sudden Dad got a very serious look on his face. He said there was a time one winter in France that they hadn't eaten for over 3 days. He and a buddy went out at night, and foraged on their hands and knees in a minefield looking for frozen onions. They cooked the onions in their helmets, and that was the best meal he ever had.

This post has been edited by {DMW}Wassy: 11/11/03 1:25am