Posts Tagged ‘Veterans Day’

November 11th is one of two holidays in the United States that we have set aside to ensure that those that have served and sacrificed for this nation are never forgotten.  We are asked to take the time to say a simple ‘thank you’ to these men and women while not always fully comprehending their [...]

Unfortunately I have been extremely busy and unable to write lately – something which I hope to correct next week.  In the meantime though, I did want to take time out to acknowledge all of my fellow veterans and wish them a happy Veterans Day.  For those that haven’t served, the video below is but [...]

Certainly nothing is sacred when it comes to the dog-eat-dog world of business, particularly in the retail business.  Any possible opportunity to increase sales is guaranteed to be exploited.  Some events however should be above this and none more so than Veterans Day.  In the week leading up to the holiday many retailers advertise their [...]

We set aside Veterans Day to say ‘thank you’ to our veterans for their service and for the sacrifices they have made for us and our great nation.  Sometimes though, we forget exactly what veterans have done to deserve these thanks.  Veterans have served in God-forsaken hellholes from one end of the earth to the [...]

Please click the Read More link to read my annual Veterans Day message.

Our local school district has decided to have a non-Veterans Day Veterans Day holiday.

The following is a letter I wrote to the local school district about their non-Veterans Day Veterans Day.  After some back and forth, the end result was no change (which I never expected anyway) and them basically telling me they are one of two districts that does anything for Veterans Day and I should be [...]