Today is Veterans Day, and before anything else we want to say it plainly: to every man and woman who has worn the uniform of the United States Armed Forces, thank you. Thank you for the years you gave, for the places you went so the rest of us did not have to, and for the weight you carried home.
Why November 11
The date is not an accident. The fighting of the First World War stopped at the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month of 1918. The country marked that day as Armistice Day for decades, and in 1954 it was renamed Veterans Day so that it would honor everyone who served, in every branch, in wartime and in peacetime.
That is what sets today apart. Memorial Day remembers those who did not come home. Veterans Day is for all who served, and most of them are still with us. They are our neighbors, our coworkers, our parents and grandparents, and it is a day to thank them while we can do it in person.
To the families
No one serves alone. Behind every veteran is a spouse who held the household together, children who counted the days, and parents who waited by the phone. Your sacrifice was real, and today is yours too. Thank you.
From all of us at PeakPTT
To the soldiers, sailors, airmen, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, and Guardians, past and present: we salute you. Thank you for your service, your sacrifice, and the example you continue to set for the rest of us.
Happy Veterans Day.
The PeakPTT team