According to a certain noted poem, it is the soldier who preserves our liberties. More broadly, our liberties are preserved by the entire military and its personnel, from the grunts on the front to the cooks in the galley. There is no such person as a non-essential member of the military. The people who have served all deserve our gratitude, no matter what their particular job was. We can all think of different ways to pay tribute to our veterans, but one thing we can all do is to exercise the freedoms that they fought to preserve for us.
Here are a few related stories:
Breitbart's Big Government reports on several organizations who purpose is helping veterans .
From WLTX(dot)com, Richard Overton, a 107-year-old veteran of World War II, has arrived in Washington to meet the president. (via The Black Sphere)
From ABC News, a report on Veterans Day events around the United States.
From the Mail Online, in Great Britain, where November 11 is called Remembrance Day, hundreds of strangers have attended the funeral of 99-year-old veteran Harold Jellicoe Percival, who participated in the Dambuster raids during World War II. He was laid to rest at 11:00 a.m., when the British traditionally hold a moment of silence to honor their veterans.
And from the Los Angeles Times, some of America's future veterans head to the Philippines, to assist that country in the aftermath of Typhoon Haiyan.
To our veterans, thanks for all you've done. To those serving today, thanks for all you do.
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