I won't say Happy Veterans Day but wish you have them everyday

To our veterans,

I started this morning the way I always do. I brewed the coffee, turn on the news for half an hour and then turn on my computer. You are the first thing I think about in the morning and the last thing I think about at night. Heck, most of the time your voices are in my dreams.

That said, I can't post Happy Veterans Day to you today anymore than I can post those words the other 364 days of the year. I can't because I know you're not happy. How could you be?

You are less than 10 percent of the population of this nation but we can't manage to tend to your needs after you were willing to give your life? If you are serving today, you are just .75 percent of the population yet here on this blog we read about how much you're suffering.

According to the 2010 Census, the population of the United States is 308,745,538. Including active duty, national guard and reserves, the population of Americans in uniform is 2,317,761, meaning that less than1 percent, .75 percent to be exact, of the country's population is a member of the military.

U.S. Veterans: By the Numbers

By LUIS MARTINEZ (@LMartinezABC) and AMY BINGHAM (@Amy_Bingham)
Nov. 11, 2011

ABC News
Former U.S. Administrator to Iraq Paul Bremer
America has been at war with Iraq and Afghanistan for more than a decade, and during that time, more than 2 million Americans have been deployed overseas.

Today, on 11-11-11, as the country celebrates Veteran's Day, the millions Americans who have not worn the country's uniform will take a moment to honor and remember those who have.
read more here

I want to wish, hope and pray you have everyday as a Happy Veterans' Day but that won't be possible until we can look all of you in the eyes and say, we have done everything possible for all of you. When we can say there are no more suicides. There are no more homeless veterans. There are no more living in poverty. No more doing without their medical needs being met. No more wondering how to find jobs after military life or how to manage to get into and pay for college. After all, you get just one day to "honor" you but you are a veteran everyday of your life. Above all of that, when a blog like mine doesn't have to be here at all, then I'll know you are happy.