| Veterans are the brave men and women who left | | | | country. |
| their comfortable lives to join the forces that fight | | | | On the other hand, if we truly want to be |
| off wars in faraway and foreign lands. They are the | | | | instrumental in answering Why Should We Honor |
| ones who risk losing their lives, their sanity, their | | | | Veterans; we can do little things in our own way to |
| identities and their free spirits in order to fight their | | | | pay tribute to our war heroes. Perhaps we know of |
| beloved countries in wars that threaten its safety, | | | | someone's parent who served in the war; or an |
| security and freedom. | | | | elderly neighbor who is a war veteran; giving them |
| These are only some of the reasons behind the | | | | respect and listening to their stories would be |
| question of Why Should We Honor Veterans? When | | | | honoring them enough already. |
| we think about it, it's only the true sense of | | | | HOW OTHERS CELEBRATE WAR VETERANS |
| patriotism that people go to wars and leave a stable | | | | In some countries; there is one specific day where |
| life behind. They don't get paid a lot to join the | | | | they celebrate veterans and pay homage to all their |
| military or navy; and even if they did; the thought of | | | | noble contributions to the country. This is usually |
| leaving families and friends behind to fight in unknown | | | | called Veterans Day. |
| waters is still not compensable by any monetary | | | | Big parades and street parties usually take place and |
| value. | | | | war heroes are paraded in their special floats. This is |
| HONORING OUR VETERANS | | | | perhaps one of the most elaborate and visible |
| Sadly, the plight of war veterans once they go back | | | | answer to the question of Why Should We Honor |
| home and retire; is often overlooked by a lot of | | | | Veterans. |
| people; not the least of which is the government in | | | | Truth to be told, there is a whole gamut of reasons |
| some countries. | | | | behind the question Why Should We Honor Veterans. |
| There is still plenty left to be done to truly answer | | | | They have sacrificed their whole lives in honor of |
| the question of Why Should We Honor Veterans | | | | their country and they have literally shed blood, |
| because one day of celebrating their heroism does | | | | sweat and tears in order to uphold their beliefs and |
| not make up for a life that has drastically changed | | | | stand by what they are fighting for. |
| and has been scarred with memories of war, both | | | | The question really is, why haven't we honored them |
| mental and physical. | | | | enough? Why haven't they been enjoying the fruits |
| When people ask us Why Should We Honor | | | | of their sacrifices? Thankfully, we can learn more |
| Veterans, we should say that they deserve all the | | | | about how we can honor our war veterans over the |
| accolades and gratitude coming them - perhaps even | | | | internet. There is a whole treasure trove of |
| more - because nothing compares to what they | | | | information online as to how we can pay homage to |
| have gone through to defend the honor of their | | | | veterans, even in our own small ways. |