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What Veterans Day Means to Me
What does Veterans Day mean to me?” I ask myself this very question every November 11th. I think long and hard about this, and come up with several answers. In my mind, Veterans Day is a day to celebrate and appreciate all the wonderful things that military veterans have done for us in protecting our country. Veterans Day is also a day reserved for honoring all the people that have served in the military, people who have died in the military, and people who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. When I think of November 11th, I don’t just think about what I’m going to wear that day, or what I’m going to learn in school that day. I think about what goes on in the daily lives of those fighting in wars, giving up their lives to protect ours.
As I eat breakfast at the kitchen table, I think about veterans and their families, being separated by millions of miles, never getting to enjoy a family meal together. I take a sip of my orange juice and ponder what it would be like without my family, never knowing if they are okay or what they have been up to. On this day, I don’t just think about myself I think about the lives of others. When I arrive at school and I embrace my parents and head off to my class, I wonder what it would be like not getting to experience this for weeks, months, and years at a time. I walk into the front doors of the school and turn around to glance at my parents through the car windows as they drive away. I think about the children having to witness this moment when their parents drive away, not just to go to work and live a normal life. They are going off into the unknown to fight in several wars. Then I think about this situation from the parent’s point of view, leaving their children behind to go fight in war to protect their country. Not knowing if they will ever get to come home again to their children’s smiling faces, to hear about their day at school or help them with their
What does Veterans Day mean to me?” I ask myself this very question every November 11th. I think long and hard about this, and come up with several answers. In my mind, Veterans Day is a day to celebrate and appreciate all the wonderful things that military veterans have done for us in protecting our country. Veterans Day is also a day reserved for honoring all the people that have served in the military, people who have died in the military, and people who have dedicated their lives to protecting our country. When I think of November 11th, I don’t just think about what I’m going to wear that day, or what I’m going to learn in school that day. I think about what goes on in the daily lives of those fighting in wars, giving up their lives to protect ours.
As I eat breakfast at the kitchen table, I think about veterans and their families, being separated by millions of miles, never getting to enjoy a family meal together. I take a sip of my orange juice and ponder what it would be like without my family, never knowing if they are okay or what they have been up to. On this day, I don’t just think about myself I think about the lives of others. When I arrive at school and I embrace my parents and head off to my class, I wonder what it would be like not getting to experience this for weeks, months, and years at a time. I walk into the front doors of the school and turn around to glance at my parents through the car windows as they drive away. I think about the children having to witness this moment when their parents drive away, not just to go to work and live a normal life. They are going off into the unknown to fight in several wars. Then I think about this situation from the parent’s point of view, leaving their children behind to go fight in war to protect their country. Not knowing if they will ever get to come home again to their children’s smiling faces, to hear about their day at school or help them with their