Why Are Veterans Important To Me

As a daughter of a United States Marine, I have a real-life perspective on veterans. I have deep respect for my father, and all veterans who have put their lives on the line for America. My heart really goes out to those soldiers fighting this very moment. My brother-in-law has an old high school friend that went into the National Guard. While this friend was away he encountered a form of great disrespect. The man was spit on by a former U.S citizen while wearing his uniform. The citizen’s excuse was he was against fighting for our country.

When fights such as in Iraq, we tend to send others to fight our battles for us like our family members or our friends. These people become soldiers, and I believe we should show better appreciation. So, we all show our appreciation to our soldiers who fight, but not many people express, which is why we created Veterans Day on November 11th. Why should we only show it one day? We should show it every day. A veteran can come home merry knowing there is a job available to him or her, or even having ensured health care, instead of returning home to having to research a health care plan or applying for a job. This can put stress into the veteran while he may have just returned from war. I believe that a veteran should come home, have provided health

Being a Veteran means to sacrifice yourself for your country, miss firsts in your families lives, and go on a never ending deathly adventure, you live petrified throughout. A Veteran is someone who is content when they free the world from despair. Veterans suffer traumatic experiences during endless days so we can take for granted our spoiled lives. Contributing service to our country is how we remember veterans, but we must remember them also for their character.

If you were to ask a Veteran, what does service mean to you? You’d get a different answer than what you were expecting. From the time they leave their families for months, to the time they retire from the military, all they do is sacrifice. They sacrifice time with their family and they sacrifice their safety. They sacrifice those home cooked meals we all love, they sacrifice the warmth of their home. They sacrifice things we couldn't even imagine giving up. Everyday they do not know whether it will be their last day, or if they will have another day to add to their story. Their lives are in danger practically everyday. Not a lot of people could do that. To have to sleep on a rough bed every night. To have to wake up at the crack of dawn every

So tomorrow … we must continue to honor them. Our veterans protect American values … They protect and defend the constitution. They have given us the chance to live in freedom today and an opportunity to look forward to tomorrow. They have given us every day … and they have protected every freedom. Our debt to these heroes can never be re-paid

Why should we respect our veterans? What makes them so special that they need a day all to themselves. Now do not think i am saying this being greedy. But think in your head what makes a veteran. Not logically, but what makes them special.

Respecting our veterans includes providing them the ways and means they so desperately need to reintegrate into our lives and serve us again as productive members of our civilian community. It's a sad sight to see a military veteran living on the streets. Every day across the country military recruiters, stand in front of high school students and tell them how military service is a great opportunity to build a career. Tell them how the Army, Navy, Marines, and Airforce are a sure ticket to a good start in life and how through serving their country. What they don't tell them is that they might find themselves sleeping on the streets of the very country they fought to defend when they come home.

When a man returned home from fighting on the front lines, his family and friends would throw a welcoming celebration, he was thanked many times, and his face might even appear in the newspaper. Now it seems that though we have a national holiday for them, veterans aren’t appreciated, respected,

When a man returned home from fighting on the front lines, his family and friends would throw a welcoming celebration, he was thanked many times, and his face might even appear in the newspaper. Now it seems that though we have a national holiday for them, veterans aren’t appreciated, respected,

Some people take that for advantage. Veterans fought in the Civil War so that slaves can be free. We should thank the Veterans alive, dead, younger, and older. You may not know it but, there are veterans all around you.

Veterans should not just be thanked one day and go on with their life. Veterans should be thanked everyday, they risk their lives for us leaving their families to do your duty. Even after Veterans day you guys will always be remembered so that is why we have to say thank you even if it is months after veterans day so thank you.

I am proud to have relatives who were in wars during their lives. Both of my grandfathers, my uncle, and my mom’s cousin were. I adore all of the nation’s heros also. We have been a country standing tall and proud for 240 years! When we stand tall and put our hand over our heart for the Star-Spangled Banner which is our national anthem and to the Pledge of Allegiance we promise to love our country and it is like saluting to our flag.

You left your family and friends into a bloody war you could of died but you didn’t mind. You took your life for mine. You made things in life better then if you didn’t go into the war. My papa went into the war and he made it out safe. Those stripes and stars in our flag came from you. You saved many lives on the other side of the battle field. You chose to leave behind your loved ones and your life to die, make it home safe, or to have major injuries. Some people don’t care about the Veterans. But I care about veterans and all the people writing these essays.

As an American, I believe that the people that have fought in the wars for our country are some of the strongest and some of the most well respected people in this world. My uncle was in the army and because of it, he is a stronger human being. He also is dependable and trustworthy person. He learned that from the places he was at and the things he saw. People that come back from serving might not be the same because of what they saw or what happened to them.

It is critical that we always honor the bravery and selflessness that the American military has exhibited. Memorial Day is important because it is a time for us to