Tuesday's Tip - Veterans Day Ideas.

Tuesday's Tip (on Wednesday) - Today is Veterans Day in the United States, and Armistice Day or Remembrance Day in many other countries. Today we honor and remember our veterans - those men and women who served or serve their country. This should not be a one-day thought and certainly not when we are actively engaged in war or conflicts.  

While there are a number of ways to honor our veterans (listed below - and please share your ideas), shopping is not one them. Let's give this remembrance day the attention it deserves by:

(1) attending services at cemeteries and memorials,

(2) contacting your government representatives and reminding them that we owe a debt of honor for the contract entered into (they agreed to serve, we agreed to provide benefits)

(3) photographing and transcribing a local memorial to add those names to an online database

(4) visiting a veterans hospital and offering to provide assistance (there are many ways to help out - check out VAVS volunteers in the USA; I am sure there are similar groups in other countries)

(5) writing a post to acknowledge and honor the veterans in your own family

(6) researching the veterans in your Legacy family file - be sure to include the branch of military service, dates of service and any photographs and stories you may have about your family's veterans

(7) expressing your gratitude to military service men and women and their families by being a thoughtful and engaged citizen - keep ourselves and our elected officials accountable for making that serious decision to send our military into harm's way

(8) and always working for peace in our communities and our world.

Photo by Samuel Branch on Unsplash

Thank you to all our veterans and their families!

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