Veterans Day: This month, on November 11, our nation pauses to celebrate Veterans Day.
Today, our nation pauses to celebrate Veterans Day. Dating back to World War I, we spend (or at least we should spend) this day honoring the tremendous service and sacrifice of those who, throughout our 250-year history, defended our freedom and the ideals of our nation.
I wrote earlier this summer about how we, as a society, are increasingly disconnected from those who serve on our behalf. This Veterans Day is an opportunity to correct that. We can intentionally stop our hectic, on the go lives, to recognize the generations of Americans who deserve our thanks and gratitude.
Without their willingness to serve, there is little doubt that our lives would be very different. This month we exercised our right to vote, most certainly exercised our right to free speech, we will gather with friends and family to celebrate Thanksgiving, all privileges afforded to us by someone willing to serve in the military.
According to the most recent data, there are 325,180 veterans that call Indiana home. With a population of almost 7 million, if my math is correct, nearly 5% of Hoosiers are veterans. A little closer to home, approximately 55,000 veterans call Marion County home, representing about 6% of the population.
We serve veterans every day at HVAF who are deserving of your gratitude and your help. Please join me by making a donation this Veterans Day to honor their service and to simply say thank you for the lives we are fortunate enough to live.
Donate In Honor Of A Veteran In Your Life
Honor Their Name, Change Another’s Life
