The Lessons of Veterans Day
Veteran of the Culture Wars - Lou Dobbs
Today, millions of Americans were off from work because of Veterans Day, but I wonder how many really thought about why they were off. Veterans Day is a day to think about those brave few who gave so much for this country. I do this in the way I have since I was a small child, by watching war movies. Nothing says “thank you” to our country’s veterans like watching their exploits dramatized on cable television. One of my regrets in life is that I was unable to serve in the military. Unfortunately for me, my family was well off and I really had no option other than college, but I like to think I would have been a great soldier. The American fighting man is the best in the world and we do them a grave disservice when we don’t use them. To our veterans who served when their country needed them, I thank you.
It seems fitting that Lou Dobbs would leave CNN today. Like me, Dobbs isn’t a veteran of trench warfare, but he is a veteran of the culture wars. Nobody has done more to heighten the fear of middle America to the dangers of illegal aliens. I hope he winds up on Fox News or runs for public office, but I want everybody to remember the sacrifice that he has made for all of us, especially if he has to take a job at Univision or something. Lou and I aren’t soldiers, but we have been wounded in this cultural war and we continue to try and fight the good fight. Isn’t that what Veterans Day is all about?
