My dad's dad and his dad's brother (my great-great-uncle) both served in active duty: My great$^2$-uncle in WWI (we actually still have his helmet -- pretty cool if I say do myself)and my grandfather in the Merchant Marine after WWII (I don't remember exactly when). My parents are both engineers who both worked for the DoD as civilians; my mom is "retired" (because of me and my brothers lol), but my dad still works at (redacted for privacy. Nice try, though.). Point is, today holds a sort of special significance for my family and my dad's family. I'm not going to make any shallow comments or say anything mushy, but just remind you that there are veterans who have paid very steep prices to defend our country. Honor them! Not just today; all the time. What they have done collectively is impressive, recognize and acknowledge that! Probably the most respectful thing you could do today is to go out on the street, look for some homeless veteran, and buy him dinner. Seriously. Go do that! Or see if any of your neighbors are veterans; make them dinner! Seriously. Veteran's day isn't just about lip service, it's about honoring and respecting veterans in a tangible, (eatable?) personal fashion. The upshot of this is that we ought to support these less fortunate than us; today is an excellent excuse to do that.
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I Thank your for dad and his brothers service, I thank them for what have done for this country
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Great speech! They are the reason America is still the land of the free! The reason we can all hold different opinions rather we agree or disagree with each other.