Or fake discounts.
Or a sale.
(I'll admit that I liked the free Starbucks last year.)
So many retail shops all of a sudden give a hoot about veterans in November.
What I really want is us, as a country, to embrace all veterans and to support them after they have served if they need the support.
Tens of thousands served in Iraq and Afghanistan. And so many came back not being the same person, either mentally or physically, as they were when they left. Many came back to endless red tape and a society that is so much talk than action.
Politicians LOVE talking about veterans. Many of them had no problem sending them to war when they were active duty.
Most folks speak highly of veterans, yet they don't support them politically.
It's time to hold politicians accountable.
And it's time to hold our society in general accountable.
And retailers? I think you need to do a better job as well. Support veterans all year.
Thanks so much for reading.
Well said.
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