The only Holiday that Matters

November 11 is tomorrow, and for me, it's the only holiday that has any real meaning. Christmas is to celebrate someone I don't believe ever existed. Easter, death of said person. Canada day...yes, I live in a country, I guess that's worth celebrating. Victoria day? I think the monarchy is a joke to be honest. Thanksgiving, any reason to eat turkey is good for me, but what's it really about? The only day that I view as anything more than just a day off, is Remembrance Day. Unfortunately, it has left a bitter taste in my mouth this year.
I heard on the radio, that several donation boxes have been stolen by thieves. This really sums up society today, doesn't it? People take what they think they deserve, and no one with hold them to the flame for it.
The money collected for veterans, is to support the heros that gave up everything, to fight oppression, fear, and genocide, so that we can live in a safe, prosperous, democratic country. The veterans gave up their hopes, their dreams, their youth, their families, their health, their friends and their lives, so that we can live the amazing lives we are blessed with. Everything we have, we have because of the veterans courage, honor and bravery. And yet, some animals out there have decided that they are more deserving of charity than the veterans. What type of person would logically think that their crack habit is more deserving than the well being of an old man, who could use a little help getting through his day, due to some injury he sustained saving the world.
Can you imagine, being 18, or 19 years old, and being shipped to a part of the world you knew little about, and spending the next few YEARS of you life, living in horrid, filthy conditions, with little food, no place to call home, no bed to sleep in, no family members to comfort you and being shot at and bombed regularly. Sounds like the worst thing that could ever happen to a person, and yet, this wasn't some sort of punishment, they did this by choice, because they knew it was the right thing to do, because they were brave, because they had honor. They endured hell, for all of us, and now some dog thinks it's right to steel from them. Humans go to jail, dogs get put down.
To every person that sacrificed anything and everything, to lead us to where we are, thank you. I salute you on Remembrance Day and every other day of the year.