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An Unbreakable Bond

HEROES AMONG US Colin Powell with (clockwise from front left) Tom Corey VIETNAM Yonas Hagos IRAQ Tracy Garner DESERT STORM Sarah Letts-Smith IRAQ & AFGHANISTAN Vartkess Tarbassian KOREA Bob Kessler WORLD WAR II

In honor of 11.11.11, six veterans of six different conﬂicts share their stories of courage and commitment. Plus: Gen. Colin L. Powell on Why We Serve

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Special Country Music Edition

P Martina McBride and daughters

Q: Do any of Martina McBride’s daughters want to follow in her footsteps? —Gabby, Westport, Conn.

A: Not yet. “Emma [above

right] wants to be an actress, and Delaney [left] is interested in photography,” says McBride, 45, of her two older daughters. “If they decide they want to be in music, I would absolutely support them. I think they have a realistic view of how much uch hard work goes into it.” t.”

w wide circle of wood at ccenter stage, taken from R Ryman Auditorium, the O Opry’s former home. The six months of restoration in included replacing everything on the ﬁrst ﬂoor. The venue reopened in September 2010 with some enhancements, such as new stage curtains and dressing rooms with themes like Stars and Stripes and Women of Country. “We spruced up our home in a way that helped tell a bit of the Opry’s story and made it more comfortable for the performers,” Opry general ys. manager Pete Fisher says.

ted Ole Opry reconstructed following the ﬂood in Nashville in 2010? —Emily, Atlanta

A: Very carefully.

usic When the famed music venue was swamped by fers four feet of water, staffers st quickly moved its most treasured artifacts to otsafety—like the six-foot2 • November 6, 2011

P Dierks Bentley

Q: Dierks Bentley hosts parties in honor of veterans before some of his shows. Does he have a personal connection to the military?

(woundedwarriorproject .org), which aids injured service members. “The sacriﬁce they make is something special, so helping them was a no-brainer,” he adds. Read more at Parade.com/bentley.

cians, but I thi think Paisley recruited a hig high school or college band. Who’s right? —Anonymous, Arlington, Va.

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The singer, 34, is up for five Country Music Association Awards, including Entertainer of the Year and Album of the Year. The show airs Nov. 9 on ABC (8 p.m. ET). You went through some rough patches before hitting it big. What kept you from quitting? Playing music was all W I wanted to do. I didn’t think I would be happy doing anything else. And I had a lot of support from family. a Will you bring any good luck charms to the CMA Awards W ceremony? cce e My wife—that’s about it! You’ve Yo Y o been touring for most of the year. What do you love about a ab b it? Performing is my favorite part of all of this. I love getting on a bus and hanging out with the guys in the band. g ge It’ss like a traveling frat party. It’ Are there any quirky requests on your tour rider? For a Ar while I had golf balls on there. I would go through 10 balls wh a ro rround o [playing on the road]. I’d just lose them, and I got tired ttir ire of going to buy more. H Have a question for Walter Scott? Visit Parade.com /ce //c /celebrity cele ce ellee or write Walter Scott at P.O. Box 5001, Grand Cen C Ce Central en e nt Station, New York, N.Y. 10163-5001

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Q: Who penned the Band Perry’s gorgeous song “If I Die Young”? —Michelle Tutschek, Catasauqua, Pa.

A: “Kimberly wrote the

lyrics,” says Reid Perry, 22 (above right, with siblings Neil, 21, and Kimberly, 28). “It’s about the moments in life when things are exactly as they should be and you count your blessings, even though you know it can’t last forever.”

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Provide foster care for a pet. Take in the dog or cat of a deployed soldier or a wounded veteran while he or she is on duty or receiving VA medical treatment. guardianangelsforsoldiers pet.org

Contribute to a holiday drive. Operation Gratitude’s annual campaign collects clothing, food, and more and packs it in gift boxes for service members. Pitch in by offering up items; local residents can sort them on-site. operationgratitude.com /volunteer

Record a war story. Do you know an old soldier with tales from the front lines? Post a care package. The Library of Congress wants Through the organization to hear his voice. Go to the webKitchen Table Gang, hospisite below for tips on conducttalized veterans and troops ing an interview or abroad can to request a ﬁeld receive personIN HONOR OF kit, including bioalized parcels 11-11-11, PARADE IS graphical data and containing DONATING A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS release forms. everything from FROM THIS ISSUE TO loc.gov/vets candy to board WOUNDED WARRIOR games. Get a PROJECT. IF YOU Put those old service memWOULD LIKE TO MAKE A $10 DONATION, cell phones ber’s address PRESS **HERO ON to good use. from KTG, YOUR CELL PHONE. Instead of stashbundle up items ing your used with a note of phones in the junk drawer, thanks, and send them off. ship them to Cell Phones soldierpackages.org for Soldiers. For each one donated, the organization will Share your expertise. pay for an hour of talk time MilServe connects for troops overseas. volunteers with vets in many cellphonesforsoldiers.com areas: ﬁnancial counseling or legal services; job search Donate used DVDs. guidance; even carpentry, for Drop off movies or telebuilding wheelchair ramps. vision shows at your local milserve.org VA facility, or mail them to DVDs4Vets, a national orgaSupport Big Brothers nization that distributes Big Sisters. The them where needed. national organization has a dvds4vets.org special Military Mentoring program for children with Cut coupons. Have some parents in the armed forces. expired coupons lying The group carefully pairs around? Military families can kids with adults serving use them for up to six in the military, as well as months past their end date. with veterans and civilians. coupsfortroops.com bbbs.org

Give shelter. Homes for Our Troops constructs houses for severely injured veterans who served after 9/11, like Cpl. Larry Draughn (above). Donate equipment or help build a home. homesforourtroops.org

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This fall, Homes for Our Troops completed a new house in Fairborn, Ohio, for Corporal Draughn and his family.

Offer a vet a ride. The Disabled American Veterans (DAV) provides free transportation to men and women unable to travel to VA medical facilities on their own. You can volunteer to drive a DAV van for those in need. dav.org/volunteers

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Weight and d Kids: The Hardest Conversation? ion? A recent survey found that parents are more uncomfortable talking lking to their kids about weight than about sex, drugs, rugs, or alcohol. We asked parenting psychologist Susan Bartell how to have the conversation responsibly. Why do parents have such a difﬁcult time bringing up this subject? Some are hesitant because they themselves are overweight and they feel hypocritical. Others fear that even mentioning the topic of weight could trigger an eating disorder. And some parents just don’t realize it’s an issue. Earlier this year, a study found that nearly half of parents with overweight or obese children believed they were at a healthy weight. What is the right way to approach your child? You don’t want to come out and say, “You’re overweight,” and put your kid on a diet. Instead, make it a family affair. The message should be that you’re going to start getting

healthier together and you’re going to do it little by little. And don’t just talk about food; a lot of other factors, like reducing stress or getting a good night’s sleep, can contribute to weight loss. So what if the parent is also overweight? It’s okay to admit, “I’m not perfect. I haven’t been able to ﬁgure this out for myself, and I want to help you so you’re not struggling with this like I am.” Should you get your pediatrician involved? Even health care professionals can have trouble with this conversation, so you may need to call the ofﬁce in advance and ask how the pediatrician would go about it. If the doctor says, “You need to lose 20 pounds,” that’s not helpful. An 8-year-old doesn’t know what to do with that advice.

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childhood in a refugee camp in Sudan, coming to the United States when he was 10. He joined the army after 9/11 because, he says, he felt this country had given him so much. Hagos was seriously injured by a rocket-propelled grenade and was later awarded a Purple Heart. Now recovered, he’s become a successful entrepreneur. He is wearing the backpack he had on when he was wounded.

enlisted at 17 and ultimately served aboard an amphibious troop carrier that participated in the invasions of Okinawa and other Japanese-held islands. After returning home, he went to Long Island’s Hofstra University on the GI bill and ended up owning several successful companies. Draped around his neck is a Japanese silk ﬂag he found at the end of the war.

HOME: Carol Stream, Ill. SERVICE: Iraq (army) ★ Hagos spent most of his

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ﬁrst joined up to help pay for college; her grandfather, who was a major in the army, gave her the officer’s oath. Now a mother of four, Letts-Smith has served in the army for the past 28 years and was one of the ﬁrst female soldiers to work with Iraqis to help bridge the cultural divide. She’s holding prayer beads given to her by an Iraqi sheik who was later killed in a bombing.

force after a year of college, inspired by his father, who’d served in the army. He transported personnel through such dangerous areas as the “Highway of Death” between Iraq and Kuwait. The 21-year veteran got his college degree in business management via the GI bill and is the VP of a military spare parts supplier. He’s holding the Air Force Commendation Medal he was awarded in 1992.

HOME: Murrieta, Calif. SERVICE: Afghanistan, Iraq (army) ★ Letts-Smith

Over the years, more than 42 million men and women have served in our armed forces. In honor of Veterans Day this Friday, PARADE invited six of them—one each from six of this nation’s wars—to talk about what it means to be an American soldier. The scenes of their service have varied widely, from the Paciﬁc theater of World War II to the rugged mountains of Afghanistan, yet these veterans all share one quality: a powerful sense of duty.

HOME: Pickerington, Ohio SERVICE: Desert Storm (air force) ★ Garner joined the air

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me about going off to war. were about 20 of us. We were picked up, got to base. That’s when you knew it was real. That night, the president announced we were going to war with Iraq. I remember one of the sergeants clearly stating, “Half of you will come back either wounded or in body bags.” There was silence in the room. TOM COREY (Vietnam): It was hard, knowing that I might not come back whole. I thought that I might lose a limb. I never thought of being paralyzed. TRACY GARNER (Desert Storm): I shipped out about 3 in the morning, on a very cold, snowy day. It was the ﬁrst time I ever saw tears in my dad’s eyes. PARADE: Sarah, what was it like saying goodbye to your kids? SARAH LETTS-SMITH (Afghanistan, Iraq): How do you tell an 18-month-old, YONAS HAGOS (Iraq): There

Tom Corey, 66

Vartkess Tarbassian, 79

is a quadriplegic. He’s returned to Vietnam 15 times to meet with Vietnamese veterans and discuss issues such as the treatment of POWs and the effects of Agent Orange. Corey is president of the Vietnam Veterans Peace Initiative. Among the medals displayed on his jacket are two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star.

at age 20 and trained as an infantryman. Much of his time overseas was spent standing watch on hilltops through freezing cold nights. After the war, he went to school on the GI bill and later worked in management at an electronics company until retirement. He is wearing a Korean War Veterans Association hat.

HOME: Jupiter, Fla. SERVICE: Vietnam (army) ★ Corey was shot in battle and

“I’m not going to see you for a year”? And when they’re older, in some ways it’s even harder because they understand. There’s no good way for moms—or dads, for that matter. Leaving your kids is really, really difﬁcult. PARADE: Give me that moment when you’re in Afghanistan, in a dangerous situation, and you think about your kids at home. LETTS-SMITH: You don’t think about your kids at home when you’re in a dangerous situation. You think about the dangerous situation. PARADE: What word would you use to describe what you saw? VARTKESS TARBASSIAN (Korea): Mayhem. Korea was

HOME: Framingham, Mass. SERVICE: Korea (army) ★ Tarbassian was drafted

a country pocked with shell-burst holes. The of you and behind you, and it was them and not hills were devoid of trees. They were burnt and you, and [you think], who is next? completely blasted away. The countryside was PARADE: What keeps you up at night now? desolate. You didn’t run into many civilians. TARBASSIAN: After I got back, my mother used to They had all ﬂed southward as we progressed come in, shake me and wake me up, because I’d northward towards the front. be screaming in my sleep that COREY: It wasn’t like what I the Chinese are coming, the learned in training. You just had “[War] wasn’t like Chinese are coming. That wasn’t what I learned to feel it, the heat and the noise the case, of course. But it took in training. The me about a year or two just to and the screaming and somebody’s down and somebody heat, the noise, the get over that experience. screaming.” needs help and the ﬁre—everyCOREY: My problem from the —Tom Corey thing going on in a battle. And war is the wheelchair, not the then your friends drop in front PTSD. It’s a constant battle.

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It’s pain. It never leaves. HAGOS: When I was hit, my M-16 flew out of my hands, my Kevlar fell off my head, and I was dangling 10 feet above the ground. The guy on the side of the Howitzer grabbed my boots, pulled me inside. I was pronounced dead over the radio. I was out for 45 seconds to a minute, no pulse. I remember getting up. I looked to my left and saw chunks of my shoulder pretty much missing. I remember coughing up blood. And then the pain kicked in. I was screaming. The medic saved my life: She was getting the IV going and trying to stop the bleeding and calming me down, helping me. PARADE: Do you see yourself as a hero? HAGOS: No. I went and served my country. I did my part. PARADE: What does your Purple Heart mean to you? HAGOS: This country has done so much for me. I came here as a foreigner, and I felt like I had to pay it back somehow. Having the Purple Heart is a reminder that I’ve paid my debt, for me and my family. PARADE: Speaking of family, how do your kids feel about having a military mom? LETTS-SMITH: I hope they’re proud. It’s been tough for them, but I think it’s made them stronger. I got my first deployment orders on Christmas Eve 2001. People then didn’t pay attention to military families, the kids left behind. At one point, I had a child who was really struggling in school. I remember feeling extremely frustrated that the teachers didn’t seem to recognize how difficult it was for this continued on page 20 Visit us at PARADE.COM

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A few days later, he was killed by a booby trap. ing you can’t find anywhere else. Tony’s name is one of the 58,272 engraved This bond goes beyond the on the Wall, the beautiful granite Vietnam troops. I heard about a young boy, War memorial in Washington, which I’ve an army brat. His family moved to visited countless times. There is magic in that a new community, and when he wall. At no other battle monument are people showed up at his new school, the so moved, stenciling names and leaving gifts teacher introduced him by saying, like combat boots, uniforms, sonograms, “It must be hard finding a new even a motorcycle. home every couple of years.” He Establishing memorials is one way that answered, “No, ma’am. We always Americans can repay the debt owed to the peohave a home; we’re just looking for ple who have died serving this country. But a house to put it in.” we also bear a similar obligation to the surviI look forward to meeting young vors of our nation’s conflicts, our veterans. GIs on my visits to the Walter Reed What can you do? This week on Veterans Day, hospital. Some of them are horput out your flags, cheer the marchers at ribly wounded—but you know parades, and go to tributes. But when you wake what? Many want to heal as quickly up the next day, Nov. 12, remember that it’s still as possible just so they can go Veterans Day for our veterans— back and serve Retired U.S. Army Gen. Colin L. Powell, former and it will be every day of their with their unit. secretary of state, is helping lead efforts to build an education center lives. So thank them. Talk to My closest friend near the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, one that will tell the stories them. Invite them to schools so during college was behind some of the Wall’s names to future generations. they can share their experiences Tony Mavroudis. and teach our children that we We lived two miles all must take care of each other, apart in Queens, on the battlefield and in life. and he was like a younger became an army lieutenant You can also support one of brother to me. We were street when I was 21, and more than the many organizations that kids, and we ran around five decades later, the people I assist former service memtogether—we even destroyed knew in my early days—from bers. Three months ago, in each other’s father’s car when college ROTC and my first asLittle Rock, Ark., I visited St. we were at City College! We signment—I still know. I think of A Life in Uniform Powell in 1963 on his first Francis House, a shelter for were both in ROTC. I first went to them as family. In every assigntour (of two) in Vietnam. veterans trying to reestablish Vietnam in 1962, and Tony folment since, I’ve found a new their lives. Forty-six men are lowed a year or so later. When I family, but each time it’s also felt like an old famcurrently staying there while they work and returned to the States, I was moved to Fort Benily. And even though I’ve been retired from the save up for their own apartments. To find proning in Georgia, and Tony ended up there, too. military for 18 years, I’ve never left that family. grams in your area, contact your local chapter One day he suddenly volunteered to go back. Over the years, Americans have chosen to of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the American I told him, “Tony, you don’t have to do that. serve for many reasons—during the RevoluLegion, or the Disabled American Veterans. You’ll be sent back soon enough.” He said, tionary War, to create a nation; in World War II, Many people refer to the World War II gen“Yeah, but that’s where I’m supposed to be.” to save humanity from destruction; at various eration as the greatest one, but we’ve had So he left. On one of his jungle patrols, he was times, to help pay for college. Still, no matter greatness in every single generation of Amerifilmed by a TV crew for a special report on race the motivation, once our men and women cans who have served. I know of none greater and the army. He was asked, “What’s the relajoined up, they’ve given their all for our country. than the generation of GIs now fighting for our tionship between your soldiers, black and But GIs are driven by another allegiance country in Iraq and Afghanistan and serving white?” And Tony answered like the New York that is just as fierce: to their buddies. During around the world. Someday soon, they’ll need street kid he was: “Hey man, same mud, same training, they learn to rely on each other for us to fight for them. blood.” He was talking about that sense of family. food, for security, for support. They know that they will live, and possibly die, together as a squad of five or nine. It’s a form of bond-

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body. The other passengers looked out the windows or went about their business reading the paper. I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t exist. And I said, â&#x20AC;&#x153; W hat â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going on here?â&#x20AC;? I thought somebody would say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Welcome home.â&#x20AC;? But that never happened. PARADE: How did you feel about that? TARBASSIAN: Very depressed. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d think, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This is something you did for all these people riding the train, reading their papers, and they donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even say hello to you.â&#x20AC;? COREY: My arrival was different â&#x20AC;&#x2122;cause I came home on a medical aircraft to an army hospital, so I missed what most veterans went through. We all heard the stories about going through airports, seeing the protests, being called

names. No respect for what you did. Nobody wanted to talk to you or congratulate youâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;sometimes not even your family. So a lotta guys got rid of their uniforms, threw â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em in the closet and went on with their lives. A lot of â&#x20AC;&#x2122;em are still trying to get their lives together today. PARADE: How did it make you feel when you saw the protests on TV? COREY: I was angry. God let me survive, but I had friends back in Vietnam who were trying to get home to their families. I wanted to get out of bed, but I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t do anything. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even talk. PARADE: Tracy, was it any different coming home from Iraq? GARNER: Very different. Coming back to the States, we had a onenight layover at Westover Air Reserve Base in Massachusetts. When we arrived, there were

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“It is amazing that years later, you can go back and befriend the people you once considered an enemy.” —Sarah Letts-Smith

We need to think a lot more before we get involved. I don’t have any good things to say about war. HAGOS: Three words—war is hell. LETTS-SMITH: What I ﬁnd amazing is that years later, you can go back and befriend the people you once considered an enemy. The human condition is the same throughout the world. So I think that while wars will be fought, the beautiful thing is that maybe one day you’ll be able to go back and relate not as a soldier, but as a person. COREY: They’re the same as us— human beings. They care. When I went back to Vietnam—and COREY:

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Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been back a lotâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;it was so healing for them and for us to know we cared about each other. We were put into war by politicians, and we were only doing our jobs. They were just defending their country. PARADE: What do you take away from your service? HAGOS: You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t appreciate the price of freedom until youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve served. Every morning on patrol Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d see Iraqi kids living in a shack, about 10 people in one room that barely had running water and lights. Those things humble you. And it made me wake up.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m pleased when the minister asks all of us who have served to stand.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Bob Kessler

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Sunday with ... Gary Sinise? He plays stern crimeﬁghter Mac Taylor on CSI: NY (CBS, Fridays, 9 p.m. ET), now in its eighth season; entertains our troops around the globe with his Lt. Dan Band (named for his iconic Forrest Gump character); and works tirelessly for veterans’ causes. Which can mean only one thing: “I sleep on planes,” Sinise, 56, tells Robert Abele with a laugh.

Gary Sinise The actor-activist discusses music, marriage, and his work on behalf of our armed forces

I WANT TO DO MY PART TO MAKE SURE OUR TROOPS KNOW THERE’S A GRATEFUL NATION OUT THERE FOR THEM.”

With so many commitments, is Sunday a day of rest for you?

I do spend a lot of weekends on the road. I have to pace myself. It can be pretty busy, but I’m not out in the Afghan desert with 70 pounds on my back, away from my family for a year at a time. I keep a good perspective on it. What do you recall about the ﬁrst band you were in?

Well, the other guys played guitar better than I did, so they told me to get a bass if I wanted to stay. And look what happened. Who are some of your bass-wielding heroes?

In the rock world, [the Who’s] John Entwistle was one of ’em. Jack Bruce [of Cream] is one. I was into jazz for a while, too. Stanley Clarke, Jaco Pastorius—folks like that. How does the Lt. Dan Band [above, inset] decide what to play?

I pick most of the songs, but band

Last year you launched your foundation [GarySiniseFoundation.org]. What’s going on with it now?

The University of Southern California has a wonderful social work department, and I was thrilled to ﬁnd out that they have a whole veterans initiative program there. They approached me, and I set up a scholarship that would go to a military-oriented person, to learn techniques and skills to better help veterans. We hope to do it on a broader scale around the country. How can people support the troops in concrete, direct ways?

I always recommend that people look in their own communities. Maybe there’s a spouse of a service member who could use help, or warriors living with the scars of battle. To knock on the door with a meal or a “What do you need?” can make a big difference in somebody’s life. Whenever I see a group of soldiers sitting in a restaurant, I buy them dinner. You’ve been married for more than 30 years [to actress Moira Harris]. Any longevity tips?

members b come up with i different ideas. I just want to play a variety. We could go from a Hendrix tune to a Sugarland song and then to an Andrews Sisters tune. It’s all over the place. You cofounded Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theatre Company when you were only 18. How did that come about?

I think you’re lucky if you discover what you really love at a young age. College wasn’t something I was going to do. I wanted to keep acting, and I didn’t want to go to New York or California and pound the pavement. I wanted to just keep doing it, so I started this theater company. Having a passion and trying to follow it is important.

A sense of humor. My wife’s a loving, funny, Irish-spirited person, and I’m still surprised at some of the things she says. She makes me laugh every day. What would we be surprised to know about you?

People usually see me as this serious guy on television or in movies. Certainly Mac Taylor is very serious—he only smiles once a season. Onstage with the band, I’m a whole different guy.

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eran, offer a simple thank-you. It goes a long way. “Thank you and we appreciate your service.” KESSLER: I’m particularly pleased when the minister asks all of us who have served to stand. That recognition is important. LETTS-SMITH: Our town has a field of flags for vets. I had a flag last year. It’s beautiful. PARADE: Even that little thing makes a difference, knowing that there’s a flag flying for you? LETTS-SMITH: It’s really not for me. It’s driving by a nearby field covered with thousands of flags and realizing that every single

“If you know a vet, offer a simple thank-you. It goes a long way.” —Tracy Garner

one represents somebody who felt so strongly about this nation that they were willing to put their lives on the line for it. HAGOS: There are still people losing their lives. While we’re sleeping here at night, there are people being shot at, being ambushed, in Afghanistan or Iraq, away from their families, their kids, their wives, their mothers. Every year I go and talk to the kids, and I tell them the same thing: Don’t celebrate Veterans Day because it happens to be Veterans Day. Veterans Day, to me, is every day. —Additional reporting by Jeryl Brunner Special thanks to Priceline.com for

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