On Nov. 11, our country will honor its veterans as it does every year with parades, ceremonies, speeches and patriotic music. Schools will welcome us into their classrooms and ask us to tell our stories, and everywhere we go young and old alike will clasp our hands and say, "Thank you for serving." We are blessed to live in a grateful nation.
GUEST COMMENTARY: American Legion proud of veteran diversity
Friday, November 5, 2010 | 1:30 p.m. CDT
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