Thread: Veteran's Day 2021

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Remembering all who served and especially those who gave their life to keep this nation free.

Happy Veteran's Day Ken, and to all those here who served and came back to rejoin society in any way they chose and were able as Veterans. Today we honor you, and we collectively say "Thank You for your service!" While we remember those who gave all every day, we honor them on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day.

My daughter Missy elected to do home schooling for my Grandkids this year (something I fully support….. and the kids seem to be doing pretty well with it).

This school year I’m teaching the Constitution to my Grandson (10) and Granddaughter (14) on Wednesdays. On this Wednesday we took a break from that and just talked about the Flag and Veterans Day. I got to tell them about their ancestors who had served in the Military and a bit about what they had gone through. We even brought out my Great Granddads 48 star Flag that he hung on his front porch throughout WWII and the flag my Dad put up daily until he died. All in all it was a pretty good day and I had a pretty decent smile on my face when I put the flag up yesterday.

By the way during my stint in the Army I was required to give classes and briefings and my last 5 years were spent as the NCOIC and Senior Instructor at an Academic Department in the Army’s Intelligence School (something I really enjoyed). I also found out that that was a heck of a lot easier than teaching a 10 and 14 year old.



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Originally Posted by rspears

Happy Veteran's Day Ken, and to all those here who served and came back to rejoin society in any way they chose and were able as Veterans. Today we honor you, and we collectively say "Thank You for your service!" While we remember those who gave all every day, we honor them on the last Monday in May, Memorial Day.

To me, Veteran's Day acknowledges all those who served, living or dead while Memorial Day commemorates those who have passed on and especially those who laid down their life in combat.
As an example Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier of WWII, died in a plane crash in Virginia in 1971 while my uncle was killed by a Japanese sniper on Saipan.
They were both VETERANS to be honored on Veteran's Day and commemorated on Memorial Day.