Every year someone thanks veterans across the globe for
their military service on Memorial Day. The only problem is Memorial Day is not
the same thing as Veterans Day. When you correct them, they often respond with
an air of superiority that Memorial Day should apply to all of the troops.
Okay, so Memorial Day honors troops who have died while serving, and I
personally would like to keep the number of troops honored at a bare minimum. I
get that you don’t know the difference between that and Veterans day, but when
it’s clearly explained to you, don’t be a dumb cunt and try to salvage you’re
already ignorant and disrespectful remarks to someone who does know the
difference first hand.
So here’s a hypothetical. You’re mortally wounded while in
service to your country, even officially declared dead. However, by some
strange occurrence, you wake up alive, even having those near death experience
memories. Should you be honored on Memorial Day, or just Veterans Day? This stuff
keeps me awake at night.