General Discussion

And more benefits (government and private sector) than most other workers.

Where is the single day, let alone two, set aside for teachers, nurses, farmers, or any other group of workers? Free meals? Discounts? Free tuition?

Veterans are not less able to carry their own weight, nor more worthy than any other group of people who provide services our country needs. Yet twice a year, we get flooded with messaging about how special vets are (on top of all of the ways they are remembered and treated as "better" or "more special" the other 363 days a year. Including getting paid during the shutdown, even when others required to work were not.)