I don't think it's coincidence that Veterans' Day comes roughly a week after Election Day each year. Norm Dalsted, professor at Colorado State University, tells a story each semester to his economics class students. It's something they need to hear. "I think they need to know what happened," he says in an interview with Denver's 9News. What happened is he served in 1968 in Vietnam. He served his country, and he fought alongside friends who died for this country.
And dare I add, the right for people to vote. Exporting democracy means nothing if we don't exercise it ourselves.
I'm thanking a vet in person before next Tuesday the 11th.
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