What does Veteran mean to you ?

Originally Posted by av8tor152d

In honors of Veterans Day I am just curious to some of peoples thoughts. Tell us what a veteran is to you or even who a veteran is to you.


To me a "Veteran"--whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve-- is someone who at one point in his/her life, wrote a blank check made payable to "The Country they fought for, for an amount of "up to and including his/her life."

I couldn't say it any better.
I consider Veterans Day more important to me then my own birthday. After all, it wasn't a great achievment being born and it didn't really make me proud, it just happened.
I do my best to instill in my child what Veterans Day is all about. To let him know how many sacrificed and gave everything for this great country of ours.

I think he finally got it today at a local Veterans Day parade. There was a WWII vet speaking and while doing so the Vet got choked up a bit. I looked at my boy and saw a tear roll down his cheek. I think he finally felt that familar lump of patriotism in his throat that I feel so often.
God Bless all that have served and support the troops (young and old) . I salute you all.