The Importance of Veteran’s Day
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Veteran’s Day seems hard to celebrate, when so many people are ignoring it. The schools in my district are not closed. My daughter is at school today. One county north, the kids are out for the day.
If children are taught that a particular day of celebration is not important enough for a school holiday, they will be instilled with the idea that the holiday is meaningless and redundant. We assign importance to events at a very young age and once our minds have categorized something, it is often hard to change our attitudes.
So, it all begins in the home. We, as parents, need to teach our children the importance of celebrating the men and women who have served our nation in the military. Both of grandfathers and also my step-grandfather served in multiple wars. My paternal grandfather died in Italy in WW2. My maternal grandfather and my step-grandfather both went on from WW2 to also serve in Korea.
My heritage has Civil War and Revolutionary War veterans. My ancestors have been in the United States since the 1600s and protecting out land is a way of life. Protection our rights is a way of the spirit instilled in my blood.
Thank you, then, to those who have served and continue to do so. I will absolutely make sure my daughter understands the significance of Veteran’s Day.
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