Honoring Veterans

Veterans Paper

by Delaney McCabe

10/23/09

I'm still not really happy with this. I think I might edit it a little more and change it.

Veterans are very important people in our lives and almost none of our rights would exist without them! With all that they do for us and our country we really need to show them that we appreciate it. They go through a lot for our country and none of them are selfish, just look.. Look at what they’re doing for our country and how bad our lives would be with out them. After all that they do we at least should show them some respect and honor them at the right times and in the right places.

I know I love going to parades do you? The best is when the Veterans march down the long street all in order stepping together step by step holding the American flags high and proud! In honor of the soldiers everybody is silent. They all watch with hats off their heads and hands on their hearts. That is the best way you can honor them at that time. Just stand and watch. Don’t say anything just stand there without a hat on top of your head and watch.

Another place you could honor your community veterans is at the park, at the airport when they’re coming home, or wherever you see them. When you see them you don’t have to thank excessively, because that would be very strange and awkward for them. All you have to do is go up to them and say thank you for your service. They will really like that and feel honored.

Honoring veterans isn’t very hard you just need to know the right times and places to do it and what to say at different events. You don’t want to over do it either and start thanking them over and over again. Now the next time you see a veteran wearing his uniform or wearing a hat or T-shirt from his service just go up to him and thank him! That’s all you have to do go up and say thank you for your service. I hope you can honor someone that’s made our country a better place, because we have no idea what they’ve gone through where they were serving.