I can't really relate to the veteran's day. Nobody in my family has ever served in US armed forces and when my family served in Romanian army (every male 18 year old had to serve prior to 1990), none of them were involved in a war.

But this day is to pay respect to those that have served and even gave their lives in the armed forces. I won't go as far as saying that they died protecting our freedoms because I personally don't agree with all the wars fought in the past 50 or so years.

A gem cannot be polished without friction, nor a man perfected without trials. ~Chinese Proverb

The early bird gets the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. ~Jon Hammond