I believe that many of us who have stepped in harm's way on behalf of our country would like our civilian friends to show appreciation in other ways.

It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom of speech.” Zell Miller World War II saw the United States enter the war in December 1941. I was born the next year. Two of my uncles were deployed in the fighting: Uncle John Thomson in the U.

Veterans Day, observed every November 11, is a time to honor the brave men and women who have served in the United States Armed Forces. Whether they served in times of war or peace, each veteran has sacrificed and contributed to preserving the freedom and safety of our nation.