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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Lawtoad, post: 1300820, member: 31685&quot;]I thought twice about posting to this thread, but needed to respond.&nbsp; I am a veteran (US Air Force) and I served during the end of the Cold War, my father is retired Air Force and my brother is a disabled Navy Vet.&nbsp; Veterans Day is <u>not</u>: &quot;a day we can all forget the realities of wars and the corruption and&nbsp; deceit and lies that begins all wars. Instead we can smugly think of&nbsp; loftier ideals. Heroism, Service, Commitment, Honor.&quot;&nbsp; It is a day when we remember the sacrifice that all veterans have made in the service of this country. Veterans live with their service experience their entire lives.&nbsp; It is because of their commitment, honor and heroism that gives us reason to remember the realities of war. You are correct that veterans are not receiving the care and assistance that deserve. There are those in our society who go through the motions of &quot;thanking a vet&quot;.&nbsp; I just do not think that we as a nation are ignoring the realities of war by celebrating Veterans Day, in fact it is a sobering reminder of the realities.&nbsp; BTW we are celebrating the contributions of all veterans who served, not just in the time of war.&nbsp; Just my 2 cents.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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