Veterans Day more than a holiday during wartime

President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance attend a ceremony at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier on National Veterans Day Observance at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2026. Mark Schiefelbein - AP I can remember as a kid when those World War II guys were everywhere in my hometown.They owned the plumbing shops and grocery stores, toiled at the steel mills in northwest Indiana, were leaders of their churches and civic groups, and gathered frequently at their local VFW and American Legion posts, which sponsored a good portion of our Little League teams.kAm%96J ?6G6C H@F=5 E2=< 23@FE E96 H2C :? DA64:7:4D[ 3FE x 4@F=5 E6== E96J H6C6 AC@F5 @7 E96:C D>2== :?5:G:5F2= C@=6D 7:89E:?8 }2K: 72D4:D> 2?5 y2A2?6D6 :>A6C:2=:D>] xE 567:?65 E96>] x 925 2? F?4=6 H:E9 E96 4@@=6DE y2A2?6D6 32J@?6E\C:7=6 96 D@>69@H 24BF:C65 7:89E:?8 :? D@>6 @7 E96 3=@@5:6DE |2C:?6 r@CAD 32EE=6D :?

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