For the record, my point was that while the fine men and women who serve our country do get days off, they do not always have a choice as to whether they get to enjoy them or not.
Just because we say "You have a day off today" does not mean people will stop shooting at them, insulting them, or trying to kill them.
It is my opinion-wrong, right, or otherwise-that we do not get a day off for Veteran's Day because those in active service of our country may not have a chance for a true day off until they come home, be it for a visit or for good, and many even then are unable to stop reliving what they have seen and experienced every day.
And since I'm here, I would like to thank once again the people who have fought and died to make sure that I have the right to state my opinion without having to worry that government officials or anyone else will come barging into my house to haul me and mine off to jail or worse. It is a freedom often used and often taken for granted, and far too infrequently appreciated.
City of Heroes taught me that when the world is burning, you don't just stand by and watch, you grab a fire extinguisher and do whatever you can to stop it-even if it's not much at all. Sign the petition to keep City of Heroes alive HERE.
@MissKyo, Leader of the Teamsters coalition on Protector
For the record, my point was that while the fine men and women who serve our country do get days off, they do not always have a choice as to whether they get to enjoy them or not.
Just because we say "You have a day off today" does not mean people will stop shooting at them, insulting them, or trying to kill them.
It is my opinion-wrong, right, or otherwise-that we do not get a day off for Veteran's Day because those in active service of our country may not have a chance for a true day off until they come home, be it for a visit or for good, and many even then are unable to stop reliving what they have seen and experienced every day.
And since I'm here, I would like to thank once again the people who have fought and died to make sure that I have the right to state my opinion without having to worry that government officials or anyone else will come barging into my house to haul me and mine off to jail or worse. It is a freedom often used and often taken for granted, and far too infrequently appreciated.