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Veterans Day

SOURCE: WAMU
11/9/2020

The Smithsonian Will Open A National Native American Veterans Memorial In D.C. Wednesday

The National Native American Veterans Memorial will open with virtual programming, including a tour and video tribute, on Wednesday, November 11.

SOURCE: The Conversation
11/11/2019

Battlefields around the world are finding new purpose as parks and refuges

by Todd Lookingbill and Peter Smallwood

The horrors of war are all too familiar: lives lost, homes destroyed, entire communities forced to flee. Yet as time passes, places that once were sites of death and destruction can become peaceful natural refuges.

SOURCE: Time
November 10, 2019

This Veterans Day, America's Military Families Have New Ways to Learn More About Their Ancestors' Service

by Olivia B. Waxman

New services are making it easier for families to learn about their ancestors’ military service.

11/10/19

Veterans Day Reflections on Pseudo Patriotism and Half-Baked History

by Walter G. Moss

Valuing critical dissent and realizing more work needs doing are essential to true patriots. Pseudo patriots, however, wish only to emphasize a country’s heroes and heroics, and minimize or ignore its villains and villainy.

11/10/19

The World War I Battle That Didn't End with Armistice Day: Hunger

by William Lambers

Even after the Armistice of November 11, 1918 ending World War One, American soldiers were carrying out heroic missions. Lieutenant Orville C. Bell and officers in the American Relief Administration saved civilians in Montenegro from starvation.

11-7-17

Have You Ever Heard of the British-American War Over Oregon in 1846?

by William Lambers

Exactly, because it never happened, thanks to diplomacy. That’s worth remembering this Veteran’s Day.

11-11-16

The Myth of the Quiet War Veteran

by Jerry Lembcke

He exists, but why is he quiet? Does it make him heroic? Make us feel better about him? And what’s the story he’s declining to tell?

11-10-16

We Need to Redefine November 11, Veterans Day, as a Day of Peace

by Philip Gerard

It’s not asking too much to set aside one day in the year to mark our commitment to peace.

11-6-15

What’s Missing in Veteran’s Day Salutes to Our Soldiers

by Christine Lamberson

The role historians can play in rectifying the problem.

SOURCE: Commentary Magazine
11-11-14

The military make mistakes in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the self-criticism’s become excessive

by Max Boot

Despite the dismal state of Iraq today and to a lesser extent of Afghanistan, America’s veterans can be proud of their achievements over the past 13 years.

11-11-13

Veterans Day, Ninety-Five Years On

by Adam Hochschild and Joe Sacco

The enduring folly of the Battle of the Somme.

11-11-13

Veterans Day in Ireland

by Jason R. Myers

For one thing, it's not Veterans Day, it's Remembrance Day. For another, it's not an official holiday, even though some 200,000 Irishman fought in World War I.

11-11-13

Prepare to Welcome Our Troops Home from Afghanistan

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

America's longest war will soon be over.

11-12-12

This Veterans Day, Beware the Dangers of Robot War

by William Astore

11-11-11

Veterans Day is a Time for Love for One's Country

by Vaughn Davis Bornet

What can be said on Veterans Day 2011 that has not been said repeatedly over our years of remembering war and that final peace?

11-7-11

This Veterans Day, Let's Reflect on the D.C. War Memorial

by Jeffrey S. Reznick

We should celebrate the newly-restored District of Columbia War Memorial.

11-11-10

Remembering Generosity and Commitment this Veterans Day

by William Astore

Let's remember that America's veterans have often exhibited remarkable generosity of spirit and awe-inspiring levels of commitment.

11-7-10

Honoring Indian Veterans This Veterans Day

by Ed Hooper

More than 44,000 Indians served in World War II.

11/11/18

HNN Hot Topics: Veterans Day

The best of web commentary.

11-1-09

Keeping Veterans Day Alive

by Ed Hooper

Veterans Day celebrations are in retrenchment all over the country.