Less than 1% of Americans are veterans. Many of them are unemployed, homeless, and/or alone. If you have done well in this country, you've done so thanks to the veterans who've secured for us what we have at great personal sacrifice.
Do something for a veteran this year on Veterans Day. If you own a business, hire a veteran, if you can't hire but already employ a veteran, give them a raise, or at least an extra day off with pay. If you're not a business owner/manager, feed a veteran... Invite a veteran over for a meal with your family. Contact a shelter or s soup line to volunteer to help feed the homeless (many of whom are veterans). If you have a skill and you're aware of a specific need, use your skill to serve a veteran... For instance, if you're a plumber and you know a veteran who is having plumbing problems in their families home, why wouldn't you do what you can to help someone who has done so much for us?
Help your favorite veteran... A family member, a coworker you know and like, a neighbor...
Here'a a great idea for those who don't know any veterans: A number of chain restaurants around the country, including Chile's, Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse and many others are offering free meals to veterans on Veteran's Day.
Call around your area and see which chains are offering free anything and ask what documentation is needed. Then call your local VA facility or VFW hall and find out which vets have no family, or no money, or haven't been out to a restaurant in years. Grab your spouse or a buddy and go and take that vet or vets to lunch.Regardless of what you decide to do, or who you decide to help, observe Veterans day this year by doing something to serve those who've served.
November 11th every year is always celebrated with a parade that few people show up to, a few patriotic commercials, a free entree at Applebees, and for a fortunate few, a day off work.
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union got it right in a commercial I saw on TV this morning when they said our veterans don't want a parade when they come home, they want a job.
The unemployment rate for Veterans is 6.7% on veterans day this year (that figure doesn't include long term unemployed or under employed). If you really want to do something nice for a veteran this year, hire one... When you hire them, pay them a living wage with medical and dental benefits.
If you're not in a position to hire a veteran this year, celebrate veterans day by volunteering at your local shelter or soup kitchen. In 2009, over 75,000 veterans were homeless.
Celebrate veterans day by serving those who have sacrificed so much by serving you.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.
Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in their lives to keep our country free.
If you'd really like to do something for veterans, hire a veteran, feed a veteran, or hug a veteran... That's what they really need.
Less than 1% of Americans are veterans. Many of them are unemployed, homeless, and/or alone. If you have done well in this country, you've done so thanks to the veterans who've secured for us what we have at great personal sacrifice.
Do something for a veteran this year on Veterans Day. If you own a business, hire a veteran, if you can't hire but already employ a veteran, give them a raise, or at least an extra day off with pay. If you're not a business owner/manager, feed a veteran... Invite a veteran over for a meal with your family. Contact a shelter or s soup line to volunteer to help feed the homeless (many of whom are veterans). If you have a skill and you're aware of a specific need, use your skill to serve a veteran... For instance, if you're a plumber and you know a veteran who is having plumbing problems in their families home, why wouldn't you do what you can to help someone who has done so much for us?
Help your favorite veteran... A family member, a coworker you know and like, a neighbor...
Here'a a great idea for those who don't know any veterans: A number of chain restaurants around the country, including Chile's, Applebee's, Outback Steakhouse and many others are offering free meals to veterans on Veteran's Day.
Call around your area and see which chains are offering free anything and ask what documentation is needed. Then call your local VA facility or VFW hall and find out which vets have no family, or no money, or haven't been out to a restaurant in years. Grab your spouse or a buddy and go and take that vet or vets to lunch.
Regardless of what you decide to do, or who you decide to help, observe Veterans day this year by doing something to serve those who've served.
November 11th every year is always celebrated with a parade that few people show up to, a few patriotic commercials, a free entree at Applebees, and for a fortunate few, a day off work.
The National Postal Mail Handlers Union got it right in a commercial I saw on TV this morning when they said our veterans don't want a parade when they come home, they want a job.
The unemployment rate for Veterans is 11.5% on veterans day this year (that figure doesn't include long term unemployed or under employed). If you really want to do something nice for a veteran this year, hire one... When you hire them, pay them a living wage with medical and dental benefits.
If you're not in a position to hire a veteran this year, celebrate veterans day by volunteering at your local shelter or soup kitchen. In 2009, over 75,000 veterans were homeless.
Celebrate veterans day by serving those who have sacrificed so much by serving you.
Many Americans mistakenly believe that Veterans Day is the day America sets aside to honor American military personnel who died in battle or as a result of wounds sustained from combat. That's not quite true. Memorial Day is the day set aside to honor America's war dead.
Veterans Day, on the other hand, honors ALL American veterans, both living and dead. In fact, Veterans Day is largely intended to thank LIVING veterans for dedicated and loyal service to their country. November 11 of each year is the day that we ensure veterans know that we deeply appreciate the sacrifices they have made in their lives to keep our country free.
If you'd really like to do something for veterans, hire a veteran, feed a veteran, or hug a veteran... That's what they really need.
