Have you thanked a Veteran today?

There are numerous days throughout the year that are set aside to honor veterans. Memorial Day honors those Veterans who have died while Veteran’s Day honors all those Veterans that are living.

Not all Veterans got the chance to deploy on a mission in support of a war. And because of that not all Veterans qualify for Veteran Affair benefits.

Having served almost 4 years, I was medically discharged and I didn’t get to deploy with my unit, the 333rd MP! I remember my squad leader and one of the squad members coming up to RIC (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago) after my accident with a plaque and to ask me if I wanted to go with them to Egypt. I was going to be a driver.

I obviously wasn’t thinking because I would never recover to a point where the military would have kept me. The 333rd never did…