Remember to Celebrate Veteran’s Day
November 11, 2021
Although I never served in the military, I have had the distinct pleasure to know and work with many veterans and active-duty members of the armed services.
For example, earlier this year, I posted information about my friend, Tom Foster, a retired Marine Corps Major. (A Friend Remembered)
Do you have veterans you know or have known?
I have been meeting at least twice a month for nearly twenty years with another friend who served in the United States Army.
At home is a picture of one of my wife’s relatives in his World War I uniform. My father-in-law served as a Marine and fought at Guadalcanal. My Uncle Jack fought in World War II in Europe. At the same time, my Uncle Johnny served in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific. My nephew retired from the Coast Guard. My sister and great niece worked at Veteran’s Administration hospitals.
When I taught a Political Science class at the Menifee Campus of Mount San Jacinto Community College in 1990, I invited a Pearl Harbor survivor to speak to the class. The talk left a lasting impression on the students and me.
As a professor of Speech Communications for Barstow Community College, I worked for seven years at Fort Irwin, the National Training Center for the United States Army. In that capacity, I taught soldiers and their dependents public speaking and writing skills.
Do the following to preserve the legacy of the veterans in your life. Thank veterans for their service. Encourage veterans to write their recollections for future generations. Consider making an audio or video recording of the veteran’s stories. Preserve scrap books, flags, and other mementos. Visit a museum to become familiar with the history.
May God bless our veterans, and God bless the U.S.A.
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