Why Do We Need to Celebrate Veterans Day More than Once in a Year?

Veterans Day is a legal day holiday which commemorates America’s role in the First World War that how it positively played a role to bring about peace in the world by ending a deadly war.

Earlier it was known as the Armistice Day, however, later after Second World War it was renamed as Veterans Day and is celebrated to honor the veterans who fought to bring about goodwill around the globe. This day is also celebrated in other countries of the world but has different names and different types of celebrations.

However, we believe that the veterans who serve you in the darkest hours of the night and coldest days of the year need more than one day to make them feel loved and special. We need to thank them every day not just once every year for making our lives safe and secure.

Here are a few reasons that will surely convince you to spend each day praising and thanking veterans:

1. Homeless veterans are more likely to die earlier than homeless nonveterans.
   
   It has been observed and analyzed through research that about 11% of the veterans who return from service are more vulnerable to develop deadly diseases and lose their lives than nonveterans. The reasons are not known but it is a very common observation that homeless nonveterans live longer than their veteran counterparts. Thus, men and women who risked their lives so we can live safely in our homes are more likely to die on the streets, which is a heartbreaking fact so we need to honor them every single day of our lives.
    
2. Disabled Veterans are more likely to suffer brain injuries.
   
   Veterans after serving the nation in war are more likely to suffer from brain injuries and other hazardous injuries that cause them to be incapable of doing any other work. Reasonable evidence that connects injuries and disabilities with problems, such as depression, unemployment, Parkinson’s disease and other related problems that signify trauma and stress, has been found and studied. It is very distressing state and a person needs to be more honoring and respectful towards men and women who risk everything they have for the safety of their country.
    
3. Service leaves Lifetime Impacts on a Veteran.
   
   It has been observed commonly that people who serve the nation in a state of war are more likely to become victims of PSTD and other brain-related illnesses which result in more severe outcomes like domestic violence, depression, inability to hold a job or even suicide in severe cases. Thus, these illnesses need to be treated as early as possible to ensure that veterans of our nation live a happy and healthy life that we enjoy.
    
4. Unemployment is higher is veterans.
   
   The unemployment rate in veterans is in double digits whereas the national unemployment rate in the US is 9%. This difference needs to be canceled by not only making changes in the job structures but also by addressing the root causes of unemployment.

Thus, the veterans need money, shelter and proper healthcare so just to honor them one day is not enough rather we need to give them undue respect and care always.

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