Today, I wanted to take a moment to remember the veterans who have sacrificed so much for us. I recently read an article that talked about how we use to celebrate the WWII veteran’s when they would return from war. They talked about the glorious welcome home that each of these veterans would receive. Then, they discussed how our current veterans don’t seem to get the same welcome home as those WWII veterans did. They suggested that it was because our current military is a volunteer force whereas many WWII military were drafted.
I think this is true to some extent and it’s unfortunate. Certainly our current volunteer military deserves as much support and praise as those who were drafted to go to war. Hopefully on this Veteran’s Day we can all take a little time to think about this and support those people who literally risk life and limb to keep our country free. That’s worthy of support and celebration.
I know that so many in healthcare are Veteran’s. At the recent CHIME Fall Forum the big party was a full on rodeo at this amazing ranch in Texas. At one point during the rodeo the announcer honored the military veterans and asked that they all stand up to be recognized. I was impressed by the number of people who stood up. They fought the war for our country and now they’re fighting the war for patients. That’s definitely worthy of our honor and respect.