Ramandeep Bassi English 3B Per. 4 11-12-2011 Why do we celebrate Veterans Day We celebrate Veterans Day because to Honor those who fought while serving our country in the military. On Veterans Day we honor the living veterans and thank them for their service. Veterans day is celebrated with parades, speeches, and in many other ways. Inscriptions of names are written of each and every one of those individuals in the order they were taken from us.
But despite all these obligations, they felt that freedom of their nation was most important and they did not hesitate to lay their lives down for that cause. We can learn a lot from the remarkable sacrifice that these exemplary men and women left for us to follow. We can read and study many of the World War accounts of the bravery that these soldiers exhibited in war. There are also many video and film documentaries of the World War years from which we can learn quite a lot about the things that happened during these wars. As a mark of respect, we can observe a minute of silence at 11 a.m. on November 11 every year.
Aside from the physical elements of the cemetery are more abstract and symbolic qualities that the cemetery represents to people. Arlington National Cemetery represents a strong sense of valor, courage, and self-sacrifice. The men and women honored with being put to rest there are the finest we as a nation have to offer, they symbolize the best of us. Although Arlington is a very inspiring and humbling place, it also full of melancholy, for not only are those buried there heroes to their country, but they are also beloved family members who have had to leave their families who want not valor or heroism, but their loved one returned to them. The cemetery can cause any number of emotional
Veterans Day is also a day in which not only all living or passed veterans are acknowledged but everyone who fought whether it be during a time of peace or wartime is acknowledged. In the United States, from the years of war till present time today, there are approximately 23.2 million Veterans who have served our country. Veterans Day is important for America to celebrate because it shows the love, compassion, and support we as a country have for our troops. It is a sacrifice that the soldiers out in the battlefield made, and the soldiers who have returned home. The nation's economy and the stability of the nation is all depending on the firefight of the soldiers in the field today.
Many Americans visit cemeteries over this holiday in order to offer prayers, respect and honor to the graves of warriors and non-warriors alike. Different ways to honour the dead Americans honour their dead with fine monuments marking their life and impact they had made on the world whereas the ancestors of Native peoples, are frequently not afforded this most basic level of humanity. Their deads often
My uncle fought in World War Two as a member of the 42nd Rainbow Division. To me, my great uncle embodied the idea of a hero. After returning home from the war, settling into his life as a husband, civilian and laborer, my uncle became a member of his local chapter of the American Legion. He was always active in the undertakings of his chapter and worked tirelessly for the charities the chapter supported. One such charity was the Children’s Welfare Fund of Jefferson County Wisconsin, which was renamed for him after his death.
I appreciate America's veterans because they fought in our wars. I appreciate that because they were risking their lives for America. Millions of Americans are serving in the military to stand up and keep our country safe from attacks against our country. They sacrifice their freedoms to defend ours. They have to leave their families for long periods of time to be in war and combat.
Haley Reed Reed 1 English IV Dual Enrollment Ms. Laden March 21, 2012 The Never-Ending War The American Soldier can be anyone: someone’s parent, school teacher, cousin, child, grandchild, best friend, husband, wife, neighbor, co-worker, peer, former class-mate, mentor, fellow church member, or just that nice person that waved on the street. Over the centuries men and women who are somebody’s loved one have risked and often given their lives to protect America and its people. Generally, society tends to forget that every single person that dies in wartime is someone’s hero, someone’s half that makes a whole and someone’s entire world. With the mass amount of causalities from the Afghanistan War, it is not easy to grasp how tragic
No solider was in the wrong during the war they were all fighting for a common causes there lives and a dream. This trip really opened my eyes to the extent of the loss during the first world war. One day I will go back and pay my respects again to the me who died and when I have children I will take them there to. To show them these brave men that fought for us and gave us the life we know and love. I will never forget this trip.
Veterans Shannon Miles HHS 201 Lori Bednarchik 3-26-2012 General Douglas MacArthur made lines adapted from a music hall song forever famous when he quoted them in his 1951 speech to a joint session of Congress. "Old soldiers never die, they just fade away," he said. Some critics say the United States has taken that sentiment too much to heart when caring for its veterans, ignoring or neglecting problems with the system. And those afflicting individuals. Experiences in a combat environment and multiple deployments introduce additional challenges to veterans and military service members as they return home.