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November 12, 2005
Veterans Day 2005
If I had planned ahead this post would have been up yesterday. As it is, once the day started I never had time.
Yesterday is the day we set aside to honor our veterans. As Stars and Stripes noted, "Maybe it takes a war for many Americans to see the meaning of Veterans Day." Perhaps. No doubt the meaning of Memorial Day is mostly lost in organizing the family picnic. It's also no doubt true that we think about these things more in wartime than in peace. But by the same token I generally see most American's as honoring veterans, whether they take part in a ceremony specifically for that purpose or not.
Although it is entirely appropriate to have such a day, we shouldn't restrict honoring veterans to one day. Attitues are not just for one day. I recall that years ago, I saw a "Hagar the Horrible" comic strip that made this point about Christmas. In the strip Hagar saw the star of Bethlehem in the east and made a comment to a priest, standing nearby, about the Christmas spirit brought forth by his seeing the star. After Hagar walked away, the priest sighed and commented "Actually, it's there all year round. But people only seem to notice it this time of year." Ouch.
Posted by Tom at November 12, 2005 1:55 PM
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