Veterans’ Day

In Huntsville, Veterans’ Day is a big deal: there’s a parade downtown, schools are out, banks close– the whole nine yards. Here in Ohio, the holiday seems to be largely unobserved. Toledo’s having a parade (its first in 10 years), but that appears to be the extent of local observence. I think that’s pretty doggone sorry. The Perrysburg schools observe a total of 6 holidays: Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Martin Luther King Day, Presidents’ Day, and Memorial Day. That seems pretty stingy by school standards, at least from what I remember back in the day. Maybe we can trade Presidents’ Day for Veterans’ Day. Why, I’m gonna write a letter….
In the meantime, drop by the DAV and give them some money. They, and the veterans they serve, can use it, and you can specify that you don’t want them to send you any crap, err, gifts.