{"id":40179,"date":"2015-11-06T12:25:48","date_gmt":"2015-11-06T19:25:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.headlessnauedu-b6hgdzckfdgxgzhe.westus-01.azurewebsites.net\/?p=40179"},"modified":"2015-12-22T08:14:58","modified_gmt":"2015-12-22T15:14:58","slug":"naus-new-generation-of-veterans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/news\/naus-new-generation-of-veterans\/","title":{"rendered":"NAU’s new generation of veterans"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0 \u00a0By Mark McCrorie, strategic\u00a0communication major\u00a0 <\/em><\/p>\n

Veterans Day is important to me. It\u2019s a day for honoring the strife undertaken by those possessed with a sense of duty. It is a day where the country acknowledges the crucibles faced by those we send to war.<\/p>\n

That is what I hope comes to mind for others this Veterans Day. It\u2019s more than a day off. It is more than a day for sales and promotions.\u00a0It\u2019s about celebrating those who\u00a0keep our country strong.<\/p>\n

To me, and I think to most of my peers, the term veteran conjures an image of an older Vietnam-era gentleman. You know who I mean: the bearded guys in leather vests festooned with insignias, patches, sporting ball caps with Vietnam campaign ribbons and unit pins. That seems like the standard image of a veteran in the eye of the public. Those men might have\u00a0been drafted where I volunteered and they probably served more tours than I did. I feel like those venerable individuals are the ones deserving of our admiration and gratitude.<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t look like that standard image of an old veteran, but walking around campus sometimes makes me feel that way. Even the word veteran stems from vetus, meaning old.<\/p>\n

As a veteran in college, it\u2019s easy to feel aged and isolated by experience. Often times, it can be frustrating listening to the problems of peers and how insignificant they seem compared to the trials faced in combat.<\/p>\n

Remember the new generation of veterans who sit in your classrooms. We might not look like it, but we have endured much in the name of freedom. We chose that life because we know something that we wish to share with you on November 11.<\/p>\n

We want you to know that while we appreciate the adoration and free meals offered by restaurants, Veterans Day means much more. It\u00a0is about communicating a lingering ideal borne from our experience, the idea that this country and the people that make it great\u00a0are worth fighting for.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why we did it, and that is why we would do it again.<\/p>\n

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