Essay On Veterans Day

Veterans Day is a national holiday dedicated to making sure military veterans get the proper respect they are due, it is also a day for all Americans to remember the sacrifices made by the members of our armed forces, past and present. These sacrifices are the reason you are able to live where you want, buy what you like, and to even criticize the government publicly. To show appreciation for all soldiers, Congress, at the urging of veterans service organizations, amended the Act of 1938 by striking out the word "Armistice" and inserting in its place the word "Veterans." With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11 became a day to honor American veterans of all wars. The day started as a celebratory event …show more content…
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If we do not educate our children in our history and the reasons to honor and respect our veterans, then who do we respect? It was the many battles that these heroes triumphed over that helped to shape the destiny of our nation today, that enabled us to have these schools and the freedom to open or close them as we choose. Is this how we intend to teach Americas future to pay tribute to service members and the freedoms that they fought for? I have taught school for the last 27 years, we have always had Martin Luther King Day day off. Veterans' Day was a school holiday until state testing became the priority now the first semester of school is too short and the district won't add a holiday(cite). On Martin Luther King Day there are no classes for students, schools are out as well for Columbus Day, celebrating a man who never stepped foot in America. I do not understand how either of these men are more deserving of this honor than millions of military veterans who have fought in the name of freedom ever since our forefathers envisioned a free and independent