growing up in the 1950s, the memory of WWII was still pretty fresh in my family and others... both my parents were in the American Legion (the Women's Auxillary for mom) and the big parade was in May for our Memorial Day and paper red poppies are sold. Veteran's Day always more subdued. Here in western NY, many legion posts hold steak suppers, with the meals free for the vets. The bumper sticker message is "thank a vet."

Now, what I would really like to see is tomorrow's election kick out the SOBs that send young people to war and then neglect them when they return. Shameful!