Veeteran's Day Research Paper

Most private employers do not give the day off for Veteran’s Day. Just because the government recognizes a legal holiday does not mean that private-sector employers have to follow it. Federal holidays merely dictate what the government is going to do; how the rest of the country chooses to observe the holiday is up to them. Aside from the legal aspect, SHOULD employers be closing as a sign of respect to our military and the sacrifices being made overseas? Of course, the answer to this question depends on your perspective and business. Furthermore there does not seem to be a logical rationale as to why employers often give time off for Memorial Day, but not for Veteran’s Day, it certainly seems to send the message that unless you died in
battle, you are a veteran who is not worthy of the same gratitude and respect that your fallen brothers and sisters receive. Veterans are the true heroes of American history, we say “support our troops” and then ignore them when they are no longer in active service. These men and women took years out of their lives to do what politicians and circumstances asked them to do. Boys and girls were and are turned into men and women at great danger to their mental and physical health. Some will never walk, hold a cup of coffee or even see what a cup of coffee looks like again. Their dead comrades may be the lucky ones. These men and women will live their lives with wounds, disabilities and nightmares, all in the name of freedom and at the bequest of the politicians who start the wars. These brave, sometimes naïve “children” are the ones who finish them.