Today is Veteran’s Day, a time set aside to honor all who have served our country in the military. Perhaps not as well represented as it should be here in the Interior (in much smaller towns in the Midwest there are flags lining the streets for miles) there are those here who are doing their part to remember the sacrifices that have been made.
On the university campus, the UAF Student Vet Center is participating in a National Roll Call event and will be reading the names of the over 6,000 service members who have died in the current conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Veterans Day is to honor all who have served. The fallen and still living, active duty, retired or not, all branches of service. They don't get paid as much as the politicians do, and their sacrifices are much greater and therefore more significant. Thank you all for your service, it is meaningful to every American whether they know it or want to admit it or not.
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