Show 1 T Vet Veterans Veterans' ran Day 1971 1 Veterans Veterans' Day will be observed this y year ar in tn most states on n o October tober 25 This time of beginning as Armistice Day marking the end of World War I November ov lIber 11 ore than 50 years ago It is now the day on which h the nation honors all veterans of the Armed Forces They should be doubly honor honored d this year for the thankless task of winding down the Vietnam way waya way way- a conflict in hi which many of them have participated Unlike veterans veteran of previous periods in tn our history those returning from Vietnam Viet nam am will find no brass bands awaiting them but a nation preoccupied with dissension dissension dis dis- dis sension and confusion over economic and so social ial troubles These troubles would assume as as- sume far more reasonable proportions proportions' if the res respect ct for our nation hatlon which is ts im im- im In Veterans' Veterans Day could enjoy a rebirth A part of that respect can ber be r redeemed deemed by y observing Veterans' Veterans Day in tn inthe the l spirit in wl which ch it was conceived by patriotic Americans of of over half a century cen cen- tury ago There was no no question then of the greatness ss of pf our our nation its purposes no nor he quality of its citizens We should realize that what was true then Is s true now There is no greater nation than the United st States tes Those who have served In n its military forces are are symbolic of everything in which free men beli believe the believe the ve-the the Christian ideals ideals' of personal liberty the rule of law and the sanctity of the home and the individual There is ts no no better time to pay homage to all of these these safeguards safeguards of human dignity and freedom and to the members of the Armed Armed Armed Arm- Arm ed Forces who have helped to to preserve |