A Day of Rememberance

It's a shame most people in the U.S. have forgotten how Veterans Day started. A little over a century ago, WWI ended, and people wore poppies to commemorate their lost loved ones.

Americans have changed the holiday to honor all members of the military, alive or dead. I don't have a problem with acknowledging our troops. The U.S. is rare in that it currently has an all-volunteer military. My son is one of those volunteers.

The real problem is a lot of our civilians fetishize the military. They don't treat these men and women as real people. And the weird worship makes a lot of our military uncomfortable.

The point of Veterans Day was to remember all the godawful numbers of dead of the Great War. It was supposed to be a reminder that WWI was the War to End All Wars. Alas, that reminder didn't last long.

Here's to all the veterans living and dead. I pray to all the gods there is no longer a reason for your service.