Yesterday, our country honored our brave and courageous Veterans, those whom are living and those whom have passed. Everyday should be Veterans Day to the citizens of the United States. These Veterans should be honored and remembered everyday as they protected us and our so called freedom.
Last night as I tried to comfort our dear Amos whom was absolutely traumatized from the constant bombardment of fire works in our neighborhood that lasted from sundown to well after midnight. While I held him tightly against my body and told him he will be ok, all I could think of was the poor Veterans that were listening to the same fire works we were.
Were they all alone sitting in a corner of a basement, bedroom, garage, out house, in drainage covert , under a bridge or closet shaking with fear and having flash backs to the horrors of war. Were their others that were being held and comforted by loved ones or friends. Were they others that the fireworks and constant bombardment and whistling of the bottle rockets and flashes of light but them over the edge and they took that bottle of opiates, jumped off a bridge or building, Or put a gun in their mouth and blew the back of their heads off.
Everyday 26 Veterans take their own lives and become victims of the demons of post war mental and physical injuries. I would bet the body count from suicide on Veterans Day is ten fold compared to the everyday average. Where is our compassion America? Maybe the way we should honor and remember our Veterans with a “Veterans Night of Peace and Quite” a night silence. Would that be a better way to honor our all our Vets living and those whom have parished. How do you feel about honoring them this way?
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