What Do We Owe America’s Veterans?

Veterans Day falls on November 11 every year and honors everyone who served in the U.S. Armed Forces, in wartime and in peacetime. At Secure America Now, we’re asking a question that matters long after the holiday ends: What do we owe the people who put their lives on hold to defend our country?

Who Does Veterans Day Honor?

Veterans Day honors all U.S. military veterans. It’s a chance to thank the people who wore our nation’s uniform and recognize what their service asked of them and their families.

Think about the birthdays they missed. The holidays their families spent waiting for a phone call. The goodbyes when nobody could say exactly when they’d be home. For many military families, that was part of everyday life.

To every veteran who served, thank you for the time you gave and the sacrifices so few people saw. To the families who kept things going at home, thank you for all you gave, too.

What Freedoms Did America’s Veterans Help Defend?

America’s veterans helped defend our country and the freedoms protected by the U.S. Constitution, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and the right to gather peacefully.

Those freedoms show up in ordinary moments. You can challenge a decision at a town meeting. You can worship according to your beliefs. You can gather with your neighbors and speak up about what matters to your community. It’s easy to take those rights for granted when you’ve had them your whole life.

How Can We Honor Veterans on November 11?

Start by thanking a veteran. If someone in your life served, give them a call and tell them what their service means to you.

Then ask what you can do to help protect the country they served. At Secure America Now, that means staying alert to threats to our homeland and holding our leaders to their responsibility to keep Americans safe.

This Veterans Day, join Secure America Now in pledging to protect America and preserve the freedoms our veterans served to defend.

[Pledge to Protect America]

God bless our veterans and their families. God bless America.