vetrans essay

Veterans have done a lot for our country.

This day and age, the appreciation for the veterans that have served our country seems to be forgotten. Veterans Day comes and goes Though many citizens of the United States celebrate, the current generation doesn’t seem to care, myself included. We simply don’t invest in the past as much as we do the future. To try to redeem ourselves, I am going to discuss three reasons why we should. Veterans have done a lot for our country, they have redefined what it means to be brave, they defend America without prejudice and lastly, I’m going to pick the easiest one, they fight for our freedoms.

Enlisting in the military is not a small feat for many, it’s a change in life, a loss in freedom and places someone completely in unfamiliar environments.  They fight for us knowing their way of life may be entirely different when they are done. Their bravery is without limitations, they not only have fought for us and our beliefs, but they fight for our allies as well. They defend others from harm so that they may not suffer either.

Our troops right the wrongs that others may do to America. When we were attacked on September 11, our troops were ready to find the man at fault for slaughtering so many Americans mercilessly. The search lasted ten years three months and nine days.  One act against America on American soil and our soldiers placed no time limit until our land was free again and our nation’s attacker was silenced for good.

We are free, we are free to practice our religions, we are free to walk where we would like, we are free to love, to own land and prosper without the government telling us how we are to do all of that. We are able to do and say these things because for decades our soldiers have fought for this. We have prejudice, we have racism and gangs, we have factions and groups, we have clashing religions in every city, we have so many concepts and beliefs in our country because our veterans  are there to keep others from stopping us from being ourselves. Freedom is the liberty to have the chance to change your stars if you want to.

Veterans don’t get the recognition they deserve anymore and maybe its our fault, social media or our parents but there are many reasons we shouldn’t allow this to continue. They fight for our freedom by defending our country with bravery,  I mean who doesn’t want bodyguards? Veterans have done a lot for our country.