I'm writing an essay called "My role in honoring America's veterans." Any suggestions?
2007-10-25 16:11:34 · 14 answers · asked by astrorocket 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Remember them in your prayers. Recognize the sacrifice they and their families are going thru. Understand that they are far away, dealing with great differences in culture, ethics and morales, looking for an enemy that does not wear a uniform to identify what side they are on. When they come home, they don't want to relive it, talk about it or listen to a bunch of good ol boys. But if one of them wants to share his or her experiences then listen with your heart and hear the pride that he was there and making a difference for all of us. Appreciate his courage in stepping up to defend us and keeping us free and allowing someone who would have surely died a chance to live free as we do.
2007-10-25 16:30:17 · answer #1 · answered by Miki M 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Go visit a VA hospital or the Old Soldiers Home in Washington, DC. Many of these honored people have no family left. They would appreciate a visit from the younger generation and can tell you more about the sacrifices they made to make this country great. I would also highly recommend a fund raising campaign for the Fisher House organization, which assists soldiers families to stay near them while these combat veterans are recovering from their wounds at military hospitals.
2007-10-26 00:58:21 · answer #2 · answered by Retired Vet 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hey! I have to write a 3-5 minute long speech on 'My Role in Honoring America's Veterans'!!! It's for this Voice of Democracy thing. Apparently a lot of people are doing it, every time I google it, yahoo comes up.
Anyways, I've got going up to them and saying thank you, planting flowers at a veterans cemetery, volunteering at a veterans hospital, and flying a kite.
2007-10-25 17:27:59 · answer #3 · answered by theshootergirl 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
As the mother of three active duty military persons a simple thank you is wonderful, also if you hear someone calling them names we all know what the Viet Nam vets were called by some of the American people when they came home remind those folks they wouldn't be able to do that if it weren't for a vet. Without our vets we have no freedom, as freedom isn't free....Thank you to all who have and are serving our country.
Proud Navy mom.
2007-10-26 02:58:55 · answer #4 · answered by oma_30701 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a 4 time veteran and disabled vet i can tell you that no one want you to make it a big deal. its embarrassing and most of us dont really feel like we did anything other than our jobs.
a nice simple thank you is a nice surprise i get from time to time... i may get one once a month if even that.
me on the other hand, any time i go out, i always have a drink for my friends up above.
2007-10-25 16:30:38 · answer #5 · answered by kickrocks54 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The thing is, all verterans really want is a simple thank you. They don't need a big parade or anything like that. Just walk up and say thank you for serving our country. You will get a lot of smiles and you might even get a few of them to blush.
2007-10-25 16:17:13 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Volunteer down at the VFW and talk with some Veterans.
2007-10-25 17:27:42 · answer #7 · answered by Rawbert 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Retired Air Force and just a simple thank you will do. Bring up the point on our Vietnam Vets/Brothers who came home to ridicule and slander and with on thanks from their own government leaders.
2007-10-25 16:26:00 · answer #8 · answered by Crazy Frog 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
sent greeting cards at national and religious holidays and invite them to some military cerenomies
2007-10-25 16:41:14 · answer #9 · answered by guctan 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Give them a good pension
2007-10-25 18:40:45 · answer #10 · answered by brainstorm 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋