Veteran's Day Essay

Veteran’s Day

People should think of Veteran’s Day as more than just a day off from school or work and recognize and thank those who have fought for freedom, the American ideal, through their physical and mental sufferings or even death. You can celebrate Veteran’s Day in a variety of different ways. First, you can send cards or donations to any of the veteran’s homes. You can also visit them at the hospital if they recently were in a war and are recovering, or if it is somebody that you know, you can go to their house to visit with them and thank them for their service. Another way to recognize veterans, whom have served our country, is to go to a war memorial and take a moment to give your appreciation to them. There are many different ways that people can recognize and thank all of the veterans who have risked their lives at war, for our American freedom.

Writing cards and giving donations to anybody who is a war veteran is an easy way to thank them for what they have done and show them that you are greatly appreciative towards their service. This will let them know that they truly are recognized for being a veteran and fighting for us so we can have freedom. When writing your card to a veteran, be sure to tell them how thankful and respected you are to that person for giving America freedom and protection. You can also send them cards during the holidays to thank them, but also wishing them and their families a happy thanksgiving, Christmas, etc. Cards are a comforting, thoughtful way to tell a veteran what they, and their actions mean to you. Also, giving a donation either with or without a card can tell a veteran that you appreciate and recognize their service. It can even just be five dollars, and they would feel appreciated by the fact that they have somebody who is donating to remember them and what they have done. This is a convenient way especially if you do not have access to any way to visit the person face-to-face.

If you do have available access to visiting a veteran, you should make sure that you do take a little time to go either to their homes, if you know the veteran, or at a hospital if they were currently in a war and are recovering from it. You can find an address to a veteran’s house, and visit with them. You can talk to them and assure them of how thankful, and appreciated what they did is to you and others. Tell them how and what their service did to your life personally, and the lives of a number of other Americans. They will feel so great that you took the time to come and see them to discuss the recognition and appreciation of you to them. They will also feel this way if they are somebody who you heard just recently came back from combat, and are now in a hospital recovering from the battle. You can visit the hospital and do the same thing as what you could do if you were to visit their homes. Any way that you visit them will make a veteran have a good feeling, knowing that you were willing to take time on your day off to go visit them in person and acknowledge your thanks to them.

If you are uncomfortable going face-to-face to go visit a veteran, especially if you do not know the person, but you still have access to being able to going somewhere, you can go to a veteran war memorial. There are many places that have memorials of veterans whom have fought in a war either locally, or not. This is a way where you can still go out somewhere, but not have to personally meet with a veteran. You can take a moment to stand by the memorial and think over in your head how you are thankful to veterans all around. Though they will not really be able to hear you as they would in a card/donation, or face-to-face, you know that you took time to remember the veterans who have fought and put their lives on the line to give you freedom. This is appreciative still, because you are going to a veteran’s memorial, to give them thanks, and they still know it. I have many veteran memorials close to where I live, that is easy access to me on Veteran’s Day.

People can celebrate Veteran’s Day in various ways. This is a day off from school and work, but it is a day off for a reason, to recognize and thank all those who have served in wars for our American freedom. To celebrate this holiday, you can do many things. You can send veterans cards and donations. Also, you can visit them whether at their homes, or if they are in the hospital recovering from a war. Another way to show your appreciation to veterans is to go to a local memorial and take a few moments to give your thanks to all those who have risked their lives to give us Americans the luxury of being a free country. There are many different ways that people can recognize and thank all of the veterans who have risked their lives at war, for our American freedom.

Sarah Cabral

Mr. Moszczenski

World History 1

Hurley Middle School

October 20, 2014