Veterans Day is Everyday

DAN MAGOON: Fortuna infortuna: Veterans Day is every day
Enterprise News
By Dan Magoon
For The Patriot Ledger
Posted Nov 09, 2013
COMMENTARY
‘Fortuna infortuna forti una” - Fortune or misfortune is all the same to the man of stout heart.

This was my battalion motto when I served in the United States Army. I reflect on its meaning every day. It not only reminds me of my service, but also the service of my fellow brothers and sisters – our veterans.

Starting in 1919, Veterans Day was set aside as the one day for our country to honor all who have served in its armed forces. It is one day to remember, to reflect, and to appreciate the millions of American men and women who have fought to protect us and the freedoms we hold so dear. One day to focus on their service in WWI, Korea, WWII, Vietnam, Beirut, the Gulf, Panama, Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and currently in the Global War on Terrorism. One day to say thank you to those who came home and to grieve those who did not.

While we, as veterans, appreciate the thanks of a grateful nation on this one day, we, as a country, must do more – every day – for the veterans who sacrificed so much.

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