Happy Veterans' Day!

It's not that I didn't appreciate veterans before, my grandpa was a veteran, and I even volunteered at the VA hospital for a while. But I always held a "well that's nice, but isn't there a better way?" pacifist mentality towards the military in general. I blame my quaker ancestors. Recently however, I was reading a book about a WWII vet (Unbroken, in case you were wondering) and I had this moment where I was like, "Holy Shit. Veterans. I need to appreciate them more. They really have sacrificed and the US and the world really has benefited." To be clear, I still don't condone war, but American veterans and their allies--them I can honor. Thanks to all the men and women out there who have served!