Veterans Day!

Today is November 11th, Veterans Day! To those unaware, Vet's Day was established to celebrate and memorialize the services of the men and women of the Armed Forces. Around the world, November 11th is also celebrated as Armistice Day or Remembrance Day, the anniversary of the day the Germans signed the agreement to end the violence in the First World War. According to Wikipedia, "Major hostilities of World War I were formally ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 with the German signing of the Armistice." So there's much good to celebrate! Take the time to do something special for your local vets.

You can find several events taking place in Eugene, OR today here: http://www.kval.com/news/34235204.html


At any rate, Veterans Day is a wonderful holiday. It elicits thought of the veterans of the current war in Iraq. And of course, that will almost certainly bring me into a monologue of how unfair this war is to the people of the nation and especially those who've served in the sandbox. Isn't the military supposed to be used as a force of defense of our national security? I like to tell people that should our nation be in great danger from any military force, foreign or domestic, I'd be the first the join up. But when was the last time our nation's security was really in danger? Not recently. Davis Fleetwood spelt it out this morning and then some.









If it's anything that we take away from today's celebration of the veterans of the Armed Forces, it's that we should truly appreciate and understand the sacrifices these men and women have made. It's our responsibility to understand this. Take the time to listen and learn about the past and present so that we may be better equipped to understand events that have yet to happen. It's our time.


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