Recruit Veterans for Aptitude and Train for Skills

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2 Minutes of Silence is Not Too Much to Ask.

Today is Nov. 11th. I am in Philadelphia, PA, birthplace of the Marines 236 years ago. This is the first time I have been in the U.S. on either Veterans Day or Memorial Day. I have found out that this day has lost most of its original meaning for the American public. It has been co-opted to be a sale day for merchants and there seem to be minimal ceremonies for the fallen. I am saddened to see this because Remembrance Day in Canada is a big deal and bonds us with our fallen as we take 2 minutes of silence to honour them. I don't know the cultural reasons why Americans chose to make this day one for buying and selling rather than remembrance, but I feel terrible for the American veterans on this day knowing that they are largely the only ones who are remembering.

I wish for our American cousins a greater remembrance of the great sacrifices their brother and sisters have made in their name, and the minimal sacrifice of 2 mins they can offer in return.