BEYOND THE SPECTACLE OF VETERANS DAY: Reflecting on the losses at home

Veterans Day is not just a day to have fun and show off my rare vintage headgear given to me by Catholic War Veterans of America. It’s a day on which to reflect! On what? Well, not so much about losses in the field. That is Memorial Day.

Instead, Veterans Day presents us with reflecting on the losses at home! The losses, the people tied to our military journey that we left and the ironic joys of warrior life. Veterans Day is a time to get critical about how warriors are treated by society. It’s about how fellow veterans treat each other as brothers and sisters.