Veteran's Day

Aaron Shurtleff | November 11, 2009
In honor of this day, go out and let some veteran know you appreciate them and the sacrifices they made, ok!

Steve West | November 12, 2009
Burger King, where I had breakfast this morning (don't ask) is doing a promotion specifically for Veteran's Day. I had a nice chat with the cashier about the importance of honoring vets. A small contribution later, we both parted with a smile.

Jackie Mason | November 12, 2009
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Scott Hardie | November 15, 2009
When I was a kid, I formed hobby clubs with my friends, with meetings and newsletters and group events. I was an eager little manager even back then. In one of the clubs, I decided to give everybody an official nickname, and I chose "Veteran" for myself because I had been involved in the hobby longer than anybody else. When I fretted over whether this trivial use of the word would be disrespectful to military veterans who had given so much for this country, I was made fun of by my friends for being too sensitive. Maybe I deserved it, or maybe not (those friends made fun of me a lot until I realized they weren't my friends), but even if it was trivial, I'm glad that even in grade school, the word meant something to me.

We've debated what it means to "support the troops" a lot this decade, whether that's rallying behind a current operation or praying for it to end so the troops can come home. But whatever it means to each of us, we should remain grateful for their work and their sacrifice. That's the least we can do to deserve it.