A thought for the day

[RogueLeader]

An expert is a person who has made every possible mistake in a small field of study.

Learn from the mistakes of others.  You won't live to make them all yourself.

[FlyTiger77]

So you're saying[,] if you['re] in the armed forces and not getting shot at[,] you haven't earned the title Veteran[?] 

From the VA website regarding Veteran's Day: "...With the approval of this legislation (Public Law 380) on June 1, 1954, November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars." (emphasis mine).      http://www.va.gov/opa/vetsday/vetdayhistory.asp

I am not advocating the definition, but there is some support for it in the Federal law.

[RRLE]

November 11th became a day to honor American veterans of all wars." (emphasis mine).    I am not advocating the definition, but there is some support for it in the Federal law.

Note that the word veteran precedes "of all wars". Someone can be a veteran without going to war. The day, at least as defined in the law, is to honor war veterans, a sub-group of all veterans.

[LSThiker]

Not that I care to get into this subject, but here is the definition of veteran by the US:

https://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/R42324.pdf