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Veterans Day is not always easy for our heroes — here's what to say and do
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Daughter of an American veteran shares ideas for honoring our veterans this year, as many of them will feel uncomfortable on Veterans Day — especially those who served in Vietnam and Korea.
These men and women chose to join the military — not for money or fame, but for ancient virtues like honor, duty and sacrifice. My own veteran dad preferred to stay out of the spotlight. I now go to veteran gatherings as his proud (admittedly self-appointed) representative. Let’s give kids ancestors — of bloodline or neighborly relation — on whom they can look backward and learn and then look forward and emulate. Britt Riner is a lifestyle contributing writer for Fox News Digital.
They did it because they love serving their country, not because they love receiving attention for it.