Honoring Our Veterans

Veterans are heros, plain and simple. They are dedicated people who decide to sacrifice themselves for our country. To me, that is a big deal. America has fought many wars, all of them being just as hard as another. Just think, some of them did not even have a choice. I bet that some of them did not want to go, but did anyways and represented their country with honor. To me, a Veteran is as follows; a hero, a person who sacrifices themselves for the duty of their country. They are people who fought for our freedom and independence. Talk about sacrifce.
I definitely think that Veterans deserve a day of honor. It is the least we can do for people who made the choice of putting their life on the line. I disagree with the type of people who decide to blow off Veterans Day just for a vacation. This is one day of the year where we are supposed to thank our Veterans, not take a personal day off because we feel like it.
I know of a couple Veterans. My grandpa, my cousin, my uncle, my great uncle and my neighbor. My cousin is a Veteran of Iraq and is currently in Korea. I most definitely respect him for the sacrifices he is making on my behalf. He has three children, and yet he is doing his job across seas. I am very thankful for what he does. One of my uncles was actually shot in the leg during the Vietnam War. He now walks with a little limp.
I think that Veterans are also people we can look up to. They have learned a lot with their war experience and deserve to be listened to, not ignored. I think that too often we right them off, just because they are old, but I think we could learn a lot from them if we just took the time to listen. They also deserve our respect.