Posts Tagged by Veterans Day
| November 11, 2010 | Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider |
"A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. " – Joseph Campbell Today is Veterans Day in the United States. In many other countries, it is known as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day. In commemoration, there will be parades, ceremonies, and even free meals and drinks (albeit non-alcoholic). It hasn’t always been this way, but veterans and serving soldiers (including airmen, marines, sailors, coast guard, etc) are considered heroes. Why is this? What makes a hero? It…
| November 11, 2009 | Posted by Kurt "Telas" Schneider |
Today is Veterans Day in the United States, also known as Armistice Day and Remembrance Day in many other countries. Serving in the military is simultaneously dangerous, boring, stressful, exhausting, and frustrating. And the pay frankly sucks. But it’s also one of the most satisfying jobs you can ever hold. Soldiers (and sailors, airmen, and marines) not only volunteer for it, quite a few of them reenlist, and even make a career out of it. To all the veterans out there, and to their families,…
